[digs his way past words 'miraculous', 'letdown', 'poise', 'collapse', 'disappointment', 'validation', 'comeback', 'dynasty', 'believe', etc.-breeches the surface] [gasps for breath] Goddamn it! [brushes assorted superlatives off the front of his shirt] Some of those letters have some really sharp edges! Where the hell is the St. Bernard with the brandy, for