It's meant to heighten the sense of urgency
I think i'll give up on this compo lark
( Jahled Meu Barato, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 18:36, archived)

ah i see
it would make more sense if you put ... after the first before
(serge-fabrizio taught the Talk to Frank robot to call him father, Sun 9 Mar 2008, 18:38, archived)