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Ephemera is so often illustrative of the inner life of a character, a direct, beating correlative of the contents of their hearts.—
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All figures from these sources throughout this article should be treated as illustrative and educational, not as forecasts or recommendations.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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“Illustrational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illustrational. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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