I want to read a firsthand account […] this is a firsthand account
The book's author [1] wrote:—
Mi-ran [2] had heard all about this from a friend [3] whose cousin [4] had been one of the chosen.
I have no idea whether it's true or not, but I do know what is and isn't a first-hand account.
You want to create the date "31st February", but it's JavaScript that's cursed?
Write a less side-effecty function.