I shall state -- for the lackluster cranial cavities that undoubtedly will be unable to wend their way to it -- my conclusion upfront. That conclusion being, perhaps, audacious. Potentially vile. 'Unforgivable effrontery!' shall the charge read, as posted on lampposts and the corners of blind alleys. Not to mention met with smirks and internet derisions in capitalized shorthand. But first, some Latin, as is their wont on the east side: Et tu, profundi. Following which arrives the sonic ellipses, a blank stare reading "..." Then, in brute frustration, the black-eyed kids cry, "You made that up!" "On the contrary!" declares my companion in an accent as sharp as a habanero. "He read it! In a book!" At which point I realize, with no small satisfaction, that I have achieved a paragraph utilizing all the major punctuations save the semi-colon; there, that is done. Do you see, now, the conclusion glittering grail-like before you? It is there for you to take it, you champions of intellect. I shall harangue you no further.
