Soup, I find it hard to understand _why_ so much fanfare and preparation is needed to answer such a simple question, but maybe that, too will be forthcoming in your essay. It would have saved quit a bit of tooth gnashing her if your "I will attempt to clarify the issue" post (and that still upcoming essay) had been your first post in this thread.

I am also particularly interested in your step number 4. I've never heard that adequately explained.

Since Soupdragons's essay is really the crux of things needed to further on-topic discourse here. I'd really like to save any further discussion until it appears.

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