Ornate language with little underneath. The long way round from the claim to the point.
Flowery proseDrag across · ← →waiting for a post
Pins A and B: the claim and the pointInk: the route the post takes between themGears, lamp and dial: the ornament and the readingEvery post starts at the same claim and ends at the same point. A plain one gets there in a line as straight as a hand can draw it. Flowery prose engages the gears: the same two points, joined through a row of loops, then loops on the loops: about three times the ink of the straight line, then nearly nine. The pen keeps one speed, so the reader pays for every flourish. The plotter streams its route to the lamp, which pulses white while it draws, then lights the score (blue below 40, yellow from 40, red from 70) and sends it straight to the dial. The sheet is wiped between posts and the dial drops back to zero.