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Card #c706IR // #c706Synthesis

You hide, they seek.

— In our words · Source: Gravity's Rainbow (Thomas Pynchon)

[Use when]

When the apparatus is looking for you -- go dark, stay small, keep moving.

[Why it matters]

Visibility is the vulnerability. The seeker has the resources; the hider has only absence. Paranoia, played correctly, is a rational strategy.

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