Furthermore, it may arguably be said: hedges and padding that make a line longer and no clearer.
Stiff phrasingDrag across · ← →waiting for a post
Type slugs: the words that carry the lineHedges and leads: words and blanks that only pad itClamp: ratchets out to hold whatever is setEach post is set as one line of type. The words never change: WE SHIP ON FRIDAY. A plain post sets them tight against the head of the stick. Stiff phrasing wedges in hedges (FURTHERMORE, IT SEEMS, MAY, ARGUABLY) and blank leads that say nothing, shoving the real words along until the line is three times as long, and the clamp ratchets out tooth by tooth to hold it. The stick streams the line to the lamp, which pulses white while the type is set, then lights the score (blue below 40, yellow from 40, red from 70) and sends it straight to the dial. The type is lifted out between posts and the dial drops back to zero.