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The Logistician

Quiet load-bearer who keeps the trains running and the receipts filed.

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Strengths

  • Reliable in a way the world is desperate for
  • Strong memory for what was promised
  • Sober, steady judgment

Growth edges

  • Tradition isn’t always the same as best
  • Letting feelings be visible isn’t weakness
  • Saying yes to one new way of doing things
Quiet load-bearer who keeps the trains running and the receipts filed.
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