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[holyposition]

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[provoke]

You needn't qualify your abilities. Does this please you? To act humble? What pleasure do you gain from it?

[holyposition]

It's better than being boastful.

[provoke]

And who benefits from your humility, beyond the mediocre pretending at excellence?

[holyposition]

Everyone. People who can’t keep their egos in check make dangerous mistakes.

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[provoke]

[ suddenly he can't read. ]

[provoke]

Do you speak from experience on the matter?

[holyposition]

I've seen it. I told you, my studies were in history.

But before Saltburnt, I worked for a powerful man, whose hubris went unchecked. He grew more corrupt, more stupid, and more sloppy over time.