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Card #c598IR // #c598Synthesis

The manual has a full protocol for the sacrificer's absence — pravāsa, dwelling outside the village. What may lapse, what must not. Even the operator's absence is proceduralized, not left to improvisation. "Apart from the household, we shall explain the sojourn abroad." (praśna 3)

— In our words · Source: The Hiranyakeshi Shrauta Sutra (Vedic tradition)

[Use when]

Use when writing the "while I'm away" doc. Specify which duties travel, which pause, which must never pause.

[Why it matters]

Most systems are designed for everyone present. This one answers "what breaks when the key person leaves?" in advance, in writing.

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