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“As in a harmonised group, once this ‘electronic’ link is established between people, a new person can be introduced, and as long as he or she can orientate him-or-herself correctly to the activity, what has taken many years for the group to learn can be picked up very quickly. For this to be possible it is essential to avoid hierarchies developing, because the attitude of feeling more important as a result of having been around longer makes this transmission impossible. (The Steganographer 6)”

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