Session 8: Margin-numbered texts

The example below shows a portion of a short story, composed of eight paragraphs. Each paragraph is numbered in the left-hand margin of the text. This example shows the numberings in Cell 3, with runovers in Cell 1. This format is also defined in Rule 1, Section 2a(8).

1	A middle-aged man in a business suit is about to walk out of his apartment. He reaches toward the doorknob, then halts abruptly. There is panic on his face. He tries again and again, but he can't bring himself to touch the doorknob.
2	He checks his pockets, his hair, his shoelaces, making sure everything is in order. Something is wrong. He doesn't know what, but he simply can't leave the room until he figures it out.
3	He turns around and starts checking and straightening everything in sight. But still something is very wrong. Something he can't identify.
4	Finally he turns toward the mirror over his bureau. Once again he checks pockets, hair, shoelaces. He checks his wallet, his zipper, his tie.