istence.  It's
very difficult to get the size of the drop cap right for the
number of drop lines, especially if the drop cap is in a
different family from the prevailing family of running text.
Not only that, but there's the gutter around the drop cap to
take into account, plus the fact that the letter may be too wide
or too narrow to look anything but odd or misplaced.
</p>

<p>
<strong>Mom</strong> solves the last of these problems with the
<kbd>COND</kbd> and <kbd>EXT</kbd> arguments.  The rest she
solve