You got it in one, and non-Martians don't get it. I tell them, you're just used to it here on Earth, and out there it's simple. Out there, no scissors come between word and deed. Out there, word and deed is one, like time and space. You said you'd do - you do...
Better, but make sure you keep the stuff you don't want quoted on a different paragraph.
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