A vertical-format digital illustration in the form of a complex flowchart, set against a yellowed parchment background with a distressed grid-line texture. Arranged from top to bottom are numerous brightly colored, variously shaped flowchart nodes and arrows, accompanied by exaggerated American cartoon-style doodles. At the very top is a huge red bold title: 'HOW TO TOAST BREAD: THE ULTIMATE PROTOCOL.' Below it is a green oval start node reading 'START.' A blue arrow points downward to a yellow rectangle with the text 'LOCATE BREAD SUBSTANCE,' alongside a doodle of someone examining bread with a magnifying glass. The arrow continues down to a pink diamond decision box: 'IS BREAD ALIVE?' A red arrow labeled 'YES' branches to the left, pointing to an orange rectangle: 'BATTLE BREAD IN HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT,' with a doodle of a slice of bread wearing red boxing gloves and looking furious. Below that connects a diamond decision box 'WIN?'; the 'NO' branch leads to a black tombstone-shaped node reading 'PERISH'; the 'YES' branch merges back into the main line. From the right side of the main-line diamond decision box, a green arrow labeled 'NO' points to a purple rectangle: 'SLICE BREAD WITH LASER SWORD,' with a doodle of a glowing blue lightsaber slicing through bread. Below is a cyan rectangle: 'MEASURE THICKNESS TO NEAREST MICRON,' accompanied by a vernier caliper illustration. Next comes a huge red diamond: 'CHOOSE YOUR TOASTER.' The left branch labeled 'NUCLEAR' leads to a glowing bright-green rectangle 'REQUIRE PLUTONIUM CORE,' depicting a toaster with a radiation symbol and green fumes. The right branch labeled 'CLASSIC' leads to a blue rectangle 'PLUG INTO 4TH DIMENSIONAL OUTLET,' depicting a twisted cosmic black-hole socket. Both branches converge downward into a yellow rectangle: 'INSERT SLICE INTO RECEPTACLE ALPHA.' Immediately following is an orange diamond: 'SET BRO
