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xkcd #3114: Building a Fire

Title text:

That was quicker than usual! The cabin's sprinkler system often makes it really hard to keep anything lit.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3114/

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[–] thejml@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It’s a typical instruction delivery speech structure:

  1. Okay, let me tell you how to ____

2-n.

n. And that’s how you ____

(Optional) n+1. Any questions?

Hence the text in panel 4 completes the pattern.