As noted in the last chapter, you should tighten up your argument and prose when you revise the first draft for substantive change.
You must follow every change because every change affects your play. If another player loses a big pot, you must ask yourself how this will affect his play. Will he go on tilt? Will he tighten up?
In May 1973 Honecker made another speech to the SED Central Committee, in which he appeared to want to tighten up the rules, as if his remarks in 1971 had been interpreted too liberally, but the VIIth Writers' Congress in November of the same year confirmed the relative freedom of the previous two years.
Plainly winter was at hand. "Just as well we started when we did," said Bill. "No tellin' when she'll tighten up." "May do it any time," Sam agreed.
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