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One thing you must always remember. (Because there may be a test!) Learn the rules we give you. Make them part of your permanent memory bank, but always be flexible. Sometimes you’ll want to stretch the rules a bit. The key point is this—you can only bend the rules successfully after you’ve learned them perfectly.

Naturally, there are exceptions to every rule. Even though we told you that the average superhero is eight-and-three-quarters heads high, you can run into a cuddly character like The Thing who might be only six heads high. But then, you wouldn’t want him to look like Mr. Fantastic, would you? (I just thought of something. For all you semantics students, here’s something to muli over. The phrase “average superhero” just hasto be a non sequitur, right? Funny, the things that pop into your head when you’re pounding the keyboard!)