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Show, don't tell

Writers read the story many times and are inherently omniscient on subsequent reads, readers will react to omniscience with boredom or confusion because being told by an all-knowing omniscient narrator or dialogue is dull and breaking the 4th wall.
Show, don't tell
Tell: a wall covered in butterflies Show: the artwork was nothing more than a frame, an empty space covered in butterflies, so many and so vibrant that they spread across the entire wall and floor