Of beginnings:
We are all likely familiar with colloquialisms involving peaks and valleys, likewise peaks and troughs, as though we are meant to believe that valleys and troughs are roughly equivalent, that the two are to be used interchangeably. Hereafter, let us operate on the premise that they are most assuredly not. Peaks we will dismiss outright, out-of-hand almost, since there are plenty among us who even on our best days do not breathe the rarified air one envisions when one hears the word peak. And so we are left with valleys and troughs. The former - when one stops for a moment, takes a deep breath and settles the cotton balls rolling around in one's head - has sort of a nice ring to it. Warm and sunny perhaps, even golden. The latter at best conjures images of livestock and their digestive processes, which nobody wants to consider overlong. We have, then, opposite ends of a rather large spectrum, one that you - you, dear reader, if you remain true to us - will find encompasses a great many subjects. Any subject, really, which suits our fancy at the time, including, but never limited to: books, novelties, quality-of-life improvements, women, baseball, cheeses, etc. And if you find yourself thinking right now, "I get it," take heart! For you are about to embark on a journey that will enliven your soul, sharpen your wits, and adhere you ever more closely to those around you, whether it seems plausible or radically not so. Because you will come to realize, as we all must sooner or later, that some valleys are fertile, but a trough is what a pig eats out of.
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