1 elephant bothers a lot of people.
2 elephants bother, bother much more.
3 elephants bother, bother, bother a lot of people.
4 elephants bother, bother, bother, bother much more.
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4 elephants bother, bother, bother, bother a lot of people.
3 elephants bother, bother, bother much less
2 elephants bother, bother a lot of people.
1 elephant bothers much less.
Annoying?