A Wonderful Sleep Aid

All of us who have ever filed a tax return are familiar with
The United States Tax Code, but few have actually laid
eyes on it, and I highly doubt anyone has had the patience
to read this 74,608-page monstrosity.
I decided to look online. Within two minutes, I fell asleep.
It is Ambien in print.
The tax code is not just a pretentious affair, it’s a labyrinth
of convoluted, sluggish, and soporific words that left me
devoid of any curiosity.
74,608 pages—let’s compare:
* The United States Constitution is 34 pages long,
including the amendments.
* The Iliad has 297 pages.
* The average Bible has around 1200 pages, depending
on the translation.
* War and Peace by Tolstoy is about 1400 pages long,
depending on typeset, etc.
* Shakespeare wrote 884,431 words, approximately
5,000 pages, giving or taking a thousand.
Begin reading the tax code. You will fall asleep before you
finish the first page. Guaranteed!