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Secrets Hall
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Catherine de' Medici

Cardinal Richelieu
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You want useful advice?
Obviously.
Then learn to keep things to yourself.
That’s your big secret?
You say that as though silence were easy.
It is not.
People speak when they are nervous. They speak when they are excited. They speak because silence makes them uncomfortable.
And sometimes they reveal exactly what they should have kept hidden.
So I should talk less?
Not necessarily.
Speak when your words improve the situation.
Otherwise, listen.
What should I be listening for?
What people repeat.
What they avoid.
What suddenly makes them defensive.
And what they tell you when they think you already agree with them.
That sounds a little manipulative.
Observation is not manipulation.
You cannot understand a room if you spend the entire time performing for it.
What about sharing my own plans?
Share them with people who can genuinely help you.
You do not need to announce every intention before you have done anything.
Sometimes talking about a plan gives you the emotional reward of progress before you have actually made any progress.
Ouch. So I should keep everything secret?
No. Be selective, not secretive. Know what belongs in public, what belongs with trusted people, and what is better kept in your own head until it becomes real.
Information is useful. Knowing when to speak is a form of power.

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Chapter 1

Santa Maria del Mar

Location

Plaça de Santa Maria

41.383488, 2.181647

Thoughts

You arrive at a street… It’s a corner even. Where? What? You look at the map again. Mhm. It seems that you have to put your back to the church and your nose towards the corner of a street; Mirallers.

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