We observed, on attentive examination, the following phenomena: cough, with sense of constriction in the middle of the chest; orthopnœa, threatening suffocation; face violet coloured; lips swollen; beatings of the jugular veins isochronous with those of the carotid arteries; palpitation; […]

[…] Milton […] fully clothed, asprawl on the couch, lay snoring with a soft, blubbering sound,

Small pastas like orzo, acini di pepe, pastina, alfabeto, and ditalini are perfect for adding to soups.

The text, a series of encyclopedialike Star Wars trivia blurbs, is generally as dull and dry as the Tatooine desert.