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The fine print reality attaches to every promise it pretends to make freely.
means A state of being, a circumstance that must be met, or a medical diagnosis dressed in clinical politeness.
from From Latin condicio, an agreement or stipulation, built on condicere, to talk together and settle terms.
Hidden contractStill means a deal's terms, as in conditions of sale.
Medical hedgeDoctors say condition to avoid scarier nouns.
Grammar twinIf-clauses are literally called conditionals.