<span style='font-family:Verdana'><span style='font-size:12px'>Chapter 1 uses the phrase 'by way of' in a way that feels unnatural to my ears. I think that 'by' is much more natural English, and one could also use 'by means of'. I refer you to:<br />
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/by_way_of<br />
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Richard<br />
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