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Q&A Should I close this quoted paragraph?

You have broken and punctuated it correctly. But if you're worried about the she continued, then change it up a little: "Well," Antimony began, taking a deep, thoughtful breath, and stepping ...

posted 11y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T12:00:14Z (over 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:42:53Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T02:42:53Z (over 4 years ago)
You have broken and punctuated it correctly. But if you're worried about the _she continued,_ then change it up a little:

> "Well," Antimony began, taking a deep, thoughtful breath, and stepping a little closer. "If you fill the 5 pound sack, and then empty it into a 3 pound sack, you'll have 2 pounds left over. Then you can empty the 3 pound sack back into your barrel, and transfer the two pounds of lentils into the three pound sack."
> 
> He watched her thoughtfully, but didn't interrupt. She continued. "You can fill the 5 pound sack again..."

So you move _she continued_ to the beginning of the sentence and add another few words of stage business, and that's enough of a separator that it doesn't look so odd. It also resolves the "close-quote" question, because if you're adding narration, even though she's the same speaker, you have to close and open quotes.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-02-02T13:12:09Z (about 11 years ago)
Original score: 3