1.   And, as long as they insist on foisting such uninteresting programming off on viewers as they will next season, that memory will dim that much faster.

2.   But bad memories dim.

3.   Executions seldom take place until long after the trial records have yellowed and, except for the immediate survivors of victims, after the best memories have dimmed.

4.   The music became more interesting as the memories dimmed, and sank to a deeper musical level.