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A list where the order is load bearing. The numbers assert that item three comes after item two, and that running them out of order costs something. Use numbers only when that is true, because a numbered list of things with no real order teaches the reader to ignore your numbers.

A list where the order is load bearing. The numbers assert that item three comes after item two, and that running them out of order costs something. Use numbers only when that is true, because a numbered list of things with no real order teaches the reader to ignore your numbers.

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Best when doing them out of order breaks something or wastes work.

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