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Card #c342IR // #c342Synthesis

‘Very good, sir, but why should you go running around yourself?

— In our words · Source: The Master and Margarita (Mikhail Bulgakov)

[Use when]

Use when a powerful figure is doing messenger work subordinates should own.

[Why it matters]

Power doing messenger work signals either distrust of subordinates or theater of humility.

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