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Card #c1415IR // #c1415Synthesis

Audit the gaps between checkpoints, because whoever designs the ceremony decides where everyone looks.

— In our words · Source: Cugel's Saga (Jack Vance)

[Use when]

Reviewing a custody chain (cash, inventory, release approvals): trace the asset through every unobserved transit segment, not just the signed checkpoints.

[Why it matters]

Cugel wraps the shipment in wax seals, strapped cases and a set procession, then lets the false-top carrier work in the one unwatched stretch of corridor. Visible controls attract attention; the loss happens in the handoffs between them.

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