... the tatane is golden yellow; the pacara is dark red; the molle is black-brown; the lapacho is green, gray and black; the guayabo is deep red, veined with black and yellow; the palo ribera is dark cinnamon with red veins; the guayacan is black ...

The author criticizes this method of damage calculation and provides examples of how it can miscompensate plaintiff for economic loss, leading to an inefficient deterrent effect and excessive social costs.

Spluttersmash and splatterdash! In the shallow pools they splash, Like two wrestlers closing! Long they fight and twist and turn, But the race is over

An elbow, huh? putting all the contempt he could in his voice; and somehow any synonym for detective seems able to hold a lot of contempt.