stackyFACTSKeeping track of ledgers is the true renaissance art form. Before the massive cultural explosion, clever Italian merchants figured out that recording every transaction twice mathematically guaranteed that nothing vanished into thin air, cementing the absolute foundation of modern soul-crushing corporate audits.
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