You are queuing at a public office and want to know exactly what to bring for your visa: Which documents do you need for the visa application exactly?
It is a long sentence, so Gregor Staub cuts it into small bites: winter, tea and a long queue outside the building (which), the documents tucked into a dictionary held together by a judo belt (documents do you), the queue winding like the Nile with date palms (need), four dates and an armchair (for the), and finally you measure your phone precisely (exactly). Long sentences feel manageable the moment you split them into portions like these.