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* The Lamplighter-Marshal in D.M. Cornish's [[Monster Blood Tattoo]] series is this; it is telling that his first on-screen appearance has him running all about his domain having been sent to the wrong place by a (probably malicious) clerk. Otherwise, however, he's a perfectly [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] {{spoiler|until he's called away as part of a power-play by his [[Evil Chancellor]], who just happens to be a genuine [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] in charge of a legion of [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]s. Not quite the man you want in charge of what is effectively a military frontier.}}

* [[Darkness Visible|Sir John Busby]] tries his best, but once the proverbial hits the fan, he can't really keep up with the volume of Wardens' reports, and his usual efficiency takes a nose dive.

* The IRS recruiter in Chicago in [[The Pale King]].

* A Beleaguered Bureaucrat (in charge of "Xeno-Cultural Gestalt Clearance", i.e., relations with extraterrestrials) is the protagonist of the short story "Birth of A Salesman" by James Tiptree, Jr.

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