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I want to end a trick with a message on the backs of the cards revealed through a ribbon spread. Does anyone have any advice or tips on writing out a message so that it can be revealed through spreading the cards?

Hello! I recently learned the riffle fan, and I'm hoping some of you could spare some tips? When I perform the riffle fan, it only fans halfway... Not a full circle fan unlike most others. Can anyone help me get it to a full circle? Thanks in advance!