"What's this Executive Summary thing?"
"Oh, it's kind of a brochure we send out ahead of the Bid, just to talk the company up a bit."
"I didn't see it in the Bid Requirements."
"Oh, it's not a requirement, in fact they specifically ask us not to send one, but we always send one anyway. They say they won't read it but they always do, and we often find it..."
"...helps bias the judges?"
"No, definitely not, there's never any money involved. In fact, that's quite illegal."
"Ha- no, I meant bias the judges."
"We never try and bribe anyone. Please don't even joke about it, it's taken very seriously."
"No, I didn't say 'buy us'...."
"I have to go, look, please don't mention bribes in the office again, okay?"
"But!"
...
Sigh.
This is a 
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