It's meant to heighten the sense of urgency
I think i'll give up on this compo lark
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Jahled The most heroic gerbil in Guildford, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 18:36,
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ah i see
it would make more sense if you put ... after the first before
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serge-fabrizio taught the Talk to Frank robot to call him father, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 18:38,
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