Keeping
Rule
Rule noun - A statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity.
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Rule of Drama: If someone is keeping a secret, you can guarantee that the person they're keeping it from will find out in the most dramatic way possible.
Source: Series / Chasing Life -
According to Harry, that was the point of the whole endeavor, keeping Dexter alive; thus it's the first rule.
Source: Rule Number One - Where does the rule stop being about "preserving alien cultures" and start being about "keeping the humans (or The Federation) as the dominant power"?
Source: Alien Non-Interference Clause
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