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Second, it states a faintly unpalatable reality — undeniable though it may be, no-one likes a downer, so why take it upon your self to be the messenger of unwelcome news, however inevitable. ''[[Don’t be that guy]]''.Remember, your best case scenario as a messenger of boring news is ''you don’t get shot''.  
Second, it states a faintly unpalatable reality — undeniable though it may be, no-one likes a downer, so why take it upon your self to be the messenger of unwelcome news, however inevitable. ''[[Don’t be that guy]]''.Remember, your best case scenario as a messenger of boring news is ''you don’t get shot''.  


Third, it ''obliges'' your counterparty to read it, and ''invites'' her lawyer to fiddle with it. That ornamentation ''might'' be harmless, but simply [[tedious]] — [[for the avoidance ofd coubt]] — but it might not: “except in the case of the service provider’s fraud, negligence of wilful default...” It might even give her some ideas that she should for some reason not'' be responsible for her own costs of the transaction; ideas that had ''you'' not mentioned it, would not have popped into her head. But in no case will it be beneficial to you  or your client.
Third, it ''obliges'' your counterparty to read it, and ''invites'' her lawyer to fiddle with it. That ornamentation ''might'' be harmless, but simply [[tedious]] — [[for the avoidance of Doubt]] — but it might not: “except in the case of the service provider’s fraud, negligence of wilful default...” It might even give her some ideas that she should for some reason not'' be responsible for her own costs of the transaction; ideas that had ''you'' not mentioned it, would not have popped into her head. But in no case will it be beneficial to you  or your client.


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