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Make sure the ball is covered before you play tennis.

If you work separately in place and time, don’t be too hasty to give a larval poem or song over to your collaborator. Make sure that you have done all that you can and should with it before sending it to the other part of your team. It is too easy to kill a half-considered idea.

 
Tip Origin: Peter Berryman

 
Status: Complete

 

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