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Since moving to work full-time at Source of Light headquarters, a significant part of my initial training in the Publications Department included working with the various machines used in the printing process, not only to become comfortable operating them but also to learn basic troubleshooting for occasional issues or needed corrections. Part of this was to “catch” repeatedly for our big King press. Notice I did not say “use” or “run” the press - it would take months of focused training or even a lifelong career as a pressman to become proficient at that. Rather, catching in this case involves simply taking booklets off the line, making sure they are stacked straight (called “jogging” in the industry - notice how well I’ve done picking up terminology), and placing them neatly into a bin (or “cage”) to be processed further in future. I found this to be more taxing than I expected, not necessarily the physical aspect needed to perform the task but rather the mental focus to remember the