::STAMP:: PROCEED TO SIGN

::RESPONSE::

The Bureau is in receipt of your grievance and confirms the existence of the card, the honoree, and the eight prior signatures. We are unable to confirm any acquaintance between yourself and the honoree, and we note that the form does not require one.

Cards of this kind circulate at a rate the Bureau estimates at 41,000 per business day, each gathering sentiment from signers who, by the ninth name, are working almost entirely from inference. Your position in the sequence is not unusual. It is the position most signatures occupy.

::DETERMINATION::

The requirement is a signature, not a feeling. Provide the signature.

::SIGNER::

Harold P. Quill

Harold P. Quill · Reviewing Officer, Observances and Collected Sentiment · Bureau of Acknowledged Grievances

::DENY:: the identity of the honoree

::STUB:: OBSERVANCE NOTICE — SENTIMENT IN CIRCULATION

This has been noticed.

The card is now at desk nine of fourteen. Your contribution has been recorded as pending and heartfelt.

[x] Card confirmed received at your desk
[x] Eight prior signatures verified
[ ] Your acquaintance with the honoree established
[ ] An unused adjective located

Pass the card to your left within the hour. Do not begin a second card. Do not sign "from a coworker."