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Line 12: The boss called Schlemiel into the office for some counselling. The boss said "Schlemiel, I think you are good worker, so why is that the longer you work the less you get done?". "Well" Schlemiel replied "the further I get from my can of paint the further I have to run to the end of the line, and all the way back again to replenish my brush." The boss replied "Schlemiel you need to '''take your paint with you!'''" The principle is childishly simple, but it is ~~easy~~ too easy to miss this scenario when implementing a complex software product, especially when ~~the scenario~~it spans modules. == The Problem ==

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