Edited sentence: And this is no small accomplishment.As a direct result of "Denizens," Langford has, in effect, redeemed a major portion of Western Civilization from its current tendency toward dour factualism and, as well, created a perfect artefact which could, if found by future "denizens" of this planet, cause by itself a re-introduction of terms like "mirth" and "playfulness" into the language if it lacks them at the time.Indeed, no one can ever make a similar claim for John Milton