Sé tan bien como usted que no está al mando del Orbital, pero ciertas formalidades han de observarse al margen de su irrelevancia práctica.
I know as well as you that you are in no way in charge of the Orbital, but certain formalities have to be observed, regardless of their practical irrelevance.
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