By the counter with what? [He reaches out with both hands and lowers the cup... it just keeps going, so he lifts it and moves forward, lowers......... it keeps going, so he moves forward again to lower it onto the counter. Success.] Some seals need special paper, some need fabric of a certain material.

You're doing this all wrong. Uncle would definitely break your legs. We can't even write the incantation until we set up the perimeter of the writing space!