Silver bullets?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span>”? <span word="Same">Same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p><p><span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="any">any</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="look">look</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wiping">wiping</span> <span word="sweat">sweat</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="brows">brows</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="some">some</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="fixes">fixes</span>.</p><p><span word="Silver">Silver</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silver">silver</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="supernatural">supernatural</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="werewolves">werewolves</span>, <span word="monsters">monsters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wolf">wolf</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="back">back</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="superstitious">superstitious</span> <span word="belief">belief</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>, <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="metals">metals</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="silver">silver</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="understandable">understandable</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="wand">wand</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="Potter">Potter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="J">J</span>. <span word="K">K</span>. <span word="Rowling">Rowling</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="novels">novels</span> <span word="wields">wields</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p><p><span word="Hogwarts">Hogwarts</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Witchcraft">Witchcraft</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Wizardry">Wizardry</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="muggles">muggles</span> <span word="possess">possess</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="magical">magical</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="bother">bother</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="hat">hat</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>.</p>
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