English being my third language, I didn't feel up to poetic nuances. Initially, creative linguistic itch got satisfied instead by interactive fiction work. Here's a sample from Adv770 (2003 - ):

Adv770 game log fragment

But then Bonnie Staiger very kindly told me not to be an idiot and rather to my amazement I discovered that I'd been wrong and the following just... happened:

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