I read today to some dismay some copy sent my way.
"A new intern," I mused, "victim of bureaucratic abuse."
Here lies an interesting story, taken by style-esque verbosity and disorder.
Words, clauses, sentences, finally paragraphs, I excised until cutting revealed no more.
Curious. These details inform more than the palace's usual dreck.
Surely no regular intern would conduct research.
The letter: unsigned. My eyes laid upon the electronic messenger.
"Attached are two of the text columns..." Ignore.
"I sent this last week..." Ignore.
"We can go over the changes that we want made..." Ignore.
Four forwards ago: "Please review the attached."
Unsigned yet again!
What then did quoted headers betray? The byline of this gros parler!
His editor was also once mine! The scribe's printed words were never /this/ vapid.
I cannot possibly respect or praise enough the many editors and subs who made this person's writing fit for public consumption.
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