In the beginning was the close, and the close was good because the buyer was ignorant of the close. Then, buyers saw the close for what it was and many began to hiss at it and gnash their teeth.

But, woe were we as the close begat consultants, and the consultants begat trainers, and the trainers begat training VPs, and the world became dark. The Old Ways have been fighting the truth ever since.

Consider the religion of the Old Ways. It's based (in part) on these unfortunate directives: 

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