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> I still don't buy it. The number "1." for a step is a multipurpose
> identifier that clarifies there is only one step
I weigh in on the side of a bullet or other mark rather than a number.
Remember elementary school when we first learned to outline? 'Never put a 1
without a 2, never put an "A" without a "B".' Even if we understand what we
mean, our audience may not.
