Generally elaborate metaphor and far-fetched allusions go with long and involved sentences of the periodic type.
通篇是煞费苦心的隐喻和隐晦的暗示和这一时期流行的复杂长句，却符合葛拉西安凝练而精致的风格。
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I no longer use trigonometry, I don't refer to the periodic table, and I don't build models of volcanoes. I've given up diagramming sentences or memorizing spelling words but I read every day.