The inevitability of it all caught me by surprise.

I suppose in every food chain, the higher you move up, the more you see. Or presume to see: let’s not be blinded by our own vanities, shall we? It becomes disorientating for a while, because there are so many viewpoints thrust upon you, apart from the new responsibilities that you found yourself shouldering quietly many months back suddenly accumulating into an almost apocryphal announcement.

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