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--- severance-_the_lexington_letter [2023-01-11 10:25] – [The Topeka Star Emails] SugarPill
+++ severance-_the_lexington_letter [2023-01-29 08:52] – [Contents and Synopsis] SugarPill
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 ===== Contents and Synopsis =====
-The books is written in the style of an epistolary novel, a story told through a series of letters or other media instead of a traditional narrative. The book contains three different media sources: first, an email chain between //Topeka Star// reporter [[Daria Thorne]] and her editor, [[Jim Milchick]]; second, a letter written to Thorne by [[Margaret "Peg" Kincaid]], a former Severed employee who's now on the run after becoming a whistleblower; and third, a copy of [[The Macrodata Refiner's Orientation Booklet]], an official [[Lumon Industries]] training document. All are presented without context or comment, leaving the reader free to draw their own conclusions.
+The book is written in the style of an epistolary novel, or a story told through a series of letters or other media instead of a traditional narrative. The book contains three different media sources: first, an email chain between //Topeka Star// reporter [[Daria Thorne]] and her editor, [[Jim Milchick]]; second, a letter written to Thorne by [[Margaret "Peg" Kincaid]], a former Severed employee who's on the run after becoming a whistleblower; and third, a copy of [[The Macrodata Refiner's Orientation Booklet]], an official [[Lumon Industries]] training document. All are presented without context or comment, leaving the reader free to draw their own conclusions.
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+{{:lex-letter.jpg?400|The Lexington Letter cover}}
+//The Lexington Letter// cover
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 ===== The Topeka Star Emails =====
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 Jim replies to Daria on November 13th saying he doesn't think Peg's story is one worth pursuing. He gives a few reasons; the newspaper doesn't have the resources for this kind of story, and Jim contacted a "trusted source" at Lumon who confirmed that Peg is a disgruntled former employee who was fired after too many absences. Her story is most likely made up as an effort to discredit Lumon. Why doesn't Daria focus on the local high school basketball playoffs instead?
-Daria tries to press the subject, explaining that she's willing to do both articles, and really wants to follow up on Peg's story. But then Jim replies with Peg's obituary, which lists her day of death as November 11th, a full day before Daria even received her letter. There's no point in pursuing the matter further; now that Peg is dead, so is her story.
+Daria tries to press the subject, explaining that she's willing to do both articles, and really wants to follow up on Peg's story. Jim then replies with Peg's obituary, which lists her day of death as November 11th, a full day before Daria even received her letter. There's no point in pursuing the matter further; now that Peg is dead, so is her story.
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-{{:lex-letter.jpg?400|The Lexington Letter cover}}
-//The Lexington Letter// cover
-</WRAP>
-==== Peg Kincaid's Letter ====
+===== Peg Kincaid's Letter =====
 Peg's letter to Daria Thorne is dated November 10th, one day before she died. It's long a bit rambling, backtracking several times to add important information and context. But it's also self-deprecating, funny, and insightful. It really gives you a sense of who Peg is: a kind, brave person who got in over her head, and is just trying to make things right.
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 Peg hides out in a hotel room, afraid to go home after finding her mail tampered with and being followed by suspicious black cars. She writes and mails her letter to Daria Thorne, also enclosing The Macrodata Refiner's Orientation Booklet that Peggy managed to smuggle out before they fled Lumon. Peg hopes Thorne will use the information to expose Lumon, but is killed on November 11th in an alleged car accident before she can provide any more details.
-==== The Macrodata Refiner’s Orientation Booklet ====
+===== The Macrodata Refiner’s Orientation Booklet =====
 [[The Macrodata Refiner's Orientation Booklet]] is an official Lumon training document intended for newly-Severed employees. It is not intended for public distribution outside of Lumon. The booklet also features [[Sevy]], a cartoon personification of the Severance chip, as a sort of mascot to help guide employees through the information.
-The booklet describes the severance procedure, an overview of macrodata refinement along with step-by-step instructions on how to refine a file, and incentives refiners can earn as they progress. It also explains Lumon's workplace policies on office dress code, expected hygiene practices, and rules for inter-department fraternization and communication between Innies and Outies. Finally, it lists the [[Core Principles]] that every Lumon employee should embody.
+The booklet describes the Severance procedure, an overview of Macrodata Refinement along with step-by-step instructions on how to refine a file, and incentives refiners can earn as they progress. It also explains Lumon's workplace policies on office dress code, expected hygiene practices, and rules for inter-department fraternization and communication between Innies and Outies. Finally, it lists the [[Core Principles]] that every Lumon employee should embody.
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