"The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy."

When you open the panel to inspect the internal machinery you are presented with thousands of cogs, sprockets, gears, bearings, belts, cranks and pumps.

I am part of the machine, a module, not dirty, not clean. Not squeaky and in need of lubricant, not shiny and new. I'm quickly scanned and dimissed as a working part, to be left alone and to continue working.

The panel is closed, the inspection is over. I'm invisible, free to start "MY" work...