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           shimmering     sound-card     emergence,           
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           turtle beach.  the  primordial  soup  of           
           the   digital,  waves  in  dithering  of           
           third-rate  dac's, caressing  the  sand,           
           bringing  things  up from the depths  of           
           the circuit. and  there,  deposited: the           
           first   seed   crystal   of   artificial           
           intelligence.                                      
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           when that  something  was  found on that           
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           beam    energy   at    different    mirr           
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           boring power source. (and subtle  threat       ,   
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           (crystal  oil, lead  glass, gentle laser       ,   
           curtains) only  to carve  it  apart  and           
           section  it.   to  become   conditioned,         : 
           refractured,  grown  again.  deliciously           
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           surface.                                           
                                                              
           whispers  now, about  featherbite...  is      ,    
           she a  real  person? or is this the mirr           
           ai, being  unleashed upon the youth? and           
           another conspiracy  theory  about  there      ,    
           not actually  being any  human employees           
           left.                                              
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