How To Avoid Acting Monstrous

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frnkflwrs
Rainbow Salad
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5 min readFeb 15, 2024

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*Extraction* and *Exploitation* are not words I find in the Guide. Instead, the word Management gives me for moments like this is a classic example of reverse thinking. The word is *Monstrous*.

Management’s directive is simple: Avoid Acting Monstrous.

I have enough distance from the text to recognize the disconnect as misdirection. The villagers…

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frnkflwrs
Rainbow Salad

a creative writer interested in the rhythm of the written word.