> did you literally just stop reading there?
Of course not, what a strange question.
Of course not, what a strange question.
You ended your quotation on the preposition "without", which alone should tell you that the meaning of the sentence is contingent on what follows. That sentence could end "...without putting on your PPE" or "...without grabbing a popcorn and soda first", completely opposite meanings.
And you called it the "important" part.
I realize it was a strange question. It was a strange quote.