{"id":60377,"date":"2026-06-15T17:42:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nightfame.com\/style\/?p=60377"},"modified":"2026-06-15T17:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:50:13","slug":"chapter-9-the-dao-of-hope-the-altruistic-fork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nightfame.com\/style\/chapter-9-the-dao-of-hope-the-altruistic-fork\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 9: The DAO of Hope &#8211; The Altruistic Fork"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/nightfame.com\/style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Altruistic-Fork-Chapter-9-The-DAO-of-Hope-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nightfame.com\/style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Altruistic-Fork-Chapter-9-The-DAO-of-Hope-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/nightfame.com\/style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Altruistic-Fork-Chapter-9-The-DAO-of-Hope-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/nightfame.com\/style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Altruistic-Fork-Chapter-9-The-DAO-of-Hope-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nightfame.com\/style\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Altruistic-Fork-Chapter-9-The-DAO-of-Hope.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The delegation arrived on a Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three villages\u2014Nafasi, Kiboko, and Tandale\u2014sent representatives. Seven people in total, ranging from a teenage girl with a nose ring to a grandfather with a wooden cane. They had heard about the Phoenix DAO through WhatsApp, through word of mouth, through a cousin who knew someone who had seen the hill pump working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leyla met them at the edge of the village. Sam stood behind her, trying not to look as nervous as he felt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re the girl with the notebook,\u201d the teenage girl said. Her name was Zuri. She was fifteen, maybe, with sharp eyes and a sharper tongue. \u201cThe one who fixed everything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe community fixed everything,\u201d Leyla said. \u201cI just wrote it down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCan you teach us?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leyla looked at Sam. He nodded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCome,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ll show you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop lasted three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leyla had prepared for it like an exam. She had copied pages from her notebook, printed screenshots of the DAO interface, drawn diagrams of how the verification system worked. She had even prepared a small test task\u2014replacing a broken latch on the internet caf\u00e9 door\u2014to demonstrate the full cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The seven visitors sat on wooden benches under the acacia tree, listening, asking questions, taking notes on their own phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFirst,\u201d Leyla said, \u201cyou need a notebook. Not a phone. A physical notebook. Because phones break and batteries die, but paper remembers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She held up her battered spiral-bound book, its cover now held together with duct tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn this notebook, you write down everything that\u2019s broken. Not what you think should be fixed. What people actually need. You ask everyone. The grandmothers. The children. The people who fetch water. The people who grow food. You write it all down.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zuri raised her hand. \u201cWhat if the council gets angry?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe council will get angry. Let them. The water is more important than their anger.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The grandfather\u2014his name was Mosi, and he had been a village elder for forty years\u2014stroked his chin. \u201cAnd the money? Where does it come from?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leyla pointed at Sam. \u201cHe built the system. But the money comes from donors. People all over the world who want to see their donations actually work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow do we trust them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t,\u201d Sam said, stepping forward. \u201cYou trust the verification. Donors send money to the DAO treasury. The treasury only releases payment when the community votes that the work was done. You are in control. Not the donors. Not me. You.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mosi looked at him for a long moment. Then he nodded. \u201cShow us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Leyla taught them how to catalog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She walked them through the village\u2014the pump, the tank, the market well, the path, the bridge. She showed them the before and after photos on the dashboard. She explained how each task had been proposed, funded, completed, and verified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t have to do everything at once,\u201d she said. \u201cStart with one thing. The smallest thing. The thing that will make the biggest difference to the most people. Fix that. Prove that the system works. Then do the next thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zuri was taking furious notes on her phone. \u201cHow do we get people to vote?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou ask them. You show them the task. You show them the fix. You ask: does this work? They will tell you. People love to be asked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mosi pointed at the hill pump. \u201cThat pump. How much?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cForty dollars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd it took two hours?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have a pump like that. Broken for two years. The council says it needs a new well. The council is wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leyla smiled. \u201cThe council is usually wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>On the second day, Sam taught them the technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had simplified the DAO interface since the early days. Now there was a mobile-friendly version that worked on slow connections and old phones. No wallet required to view tasks or vote\u2014just a simple login with a phone number and a PIN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had to make it easier,\u201d Sam explained. \u201cThe Builder\u2014our mechanic\u2014almost quit because he didn\u2019t want to learn crypto. So we built a layer on top. You don\u2019t have to understand the blockchain. You just have to understand the task.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He showed them how to post a task: description, budget, fixer, verification method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He showed them how to vote: thumbs up or thumbs down, with an optional comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He showed them how to verify: upload a photo, enter the fixer\u2019s phone number, confirm that the work was done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zuri raised her hand again. \u201cWhat stops someone from uploading a fake photo?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe community,\u201d Sam said. \u201cIf you post a photo of a different pump, someone will notice. If you post an old photo, someone will remember. The verification is human. That\u2019s the point.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd if the community is corrupt?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen the water stays dirty. And they have to live with that. No one is forcing them to use the system. But the alternative\u2014the old system\u2014left the pump broken for two years. So which corruption is worse?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zuri didn\u2019t have an answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>On the third day, the visitors posted their first tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zuri\u2019s village had a broken borehole pump. She posted it for $50\u2014a seal and a new handle, sourced from a market two towns over. Fixer: her uncle, who had been a plumber before the borehole company went out of business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mosi\u2019s village had a collapsed bridge. Too big for a first task, so he posted a smaller one: repair the steps to the well. $30 in concrete and sand. Fixer: his grandson, a bricklayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The others posted similar tasks. Small things. Unsexy things. The kind of repairs that didn\u2019t make headlines but changed lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam funded them all from the DAO treasury\u2014$240 total. The donations had grown enough that he could afford it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese are tests,\u201d he told them. \u201cIf they work, you\u2019ll get more funding. If they fail, you\u2019ll learn why. Either way, you\u2019ll know more than you did yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mosi gripped his cane. \u201cAnd if they work?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen you come back. And you post the next task. And the next. And eventually, you won\u2019t need me at all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The first tasks from the three villages were completed within two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zuri sent photos of the borehole pump: before, the handle dangling; after, a bright stream of water arcing into a bucket. Her uncle stood next to it, grinning, his hands still greasy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The community vote was unanimous. Payment released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mosi sent photos of the well steps: before, cracked and dangerous; after, smooth concrete with a handrail made from scrap metal. His grandson had done good work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The vote passed. Payment released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam watched the notifications roll in on his phone. Three villages. Three tasks. Three successes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He sent a message to Leyla:&nbsp;<em>It\u2019s working.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She replied:&nbsp;<em>Of course it is. They have notebooks now.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam\u2019s role was changing, and he felt it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early days of Phoenix Coin, he had been everything: founder, coder, marketer, spokesperson. Every decision ran through him. Every problem landed on his desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now he was just\u2026 there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DAO didn\u2019t need his approval. Tasks were posted without his input. Votes were cast without his participation. Payments were released without his signature. He had built a system that functioned perfectly well without him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the hardest thing he had ever done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leyla found him sitting under the acacia tree one afternoon, staring at his phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou look lost,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m trying to figure out what I do now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou code. You maintain the protocol. You help new villages get started.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not full-time work anymore. The protocol is stable. The interface works. The donations are coming in on their own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leyla sat down next to him. \u201cYou\u2019re bored.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m useless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re not useless. You\u2019re just not in charge anymore. That\u2019s different.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam put his phone down. \u201cI built a DAO to distribute power. But I didn\u2019t realize how much I liked having power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leyla laughed. \u201cAt least you\u2019re honest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m trying to be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She pulled out her notebook. Flipped to a page covered in new blue entries\u2014tasks from the three villages, tasks from Kirema, tasks from places Sam hadn\u2019t even heard of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYour job now is to make sure the DAO keeps working,\u201d she said. \u201cNot to control it. To maintain it. Like The Builder maintaining the pump. Boring. Invisible. Essential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam looked at the pump on the hill. It was still working. The Builder\u2019s students checked it every week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Builder doesn\u2019t get applause,\u201d Sam said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Builder gets a working pump. That\u2019s his applause.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam was quiet for a long moment. Then he opened his laptop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a bug in the voting contract,\u201d he said. \u201cIf someone votes twice from the same phone, it doesn\u2019t reject the second vote properly. I\u2019ve been meaning to fix it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leyla smiled. \u201cThere you go. Boring. Invisible. Essential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She walked away, her notebook tucked under her arm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam fixed the bug. It took him two hours. No one would ever know. But the DAO would be a little bit stronger, a little bit more trustworthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The council chair\u2019s nephew came to see Sam on a Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was seventeen\u2014same age as Sam\u2014but he looked younger. His hands were still greasy from The Builder\u2019s workshop. His eyes were red, like he hadn\u2019t slept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI want to rebuild the well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam closed his laptop. \u201cThe collapsed one?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a big job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Builder would have to supervise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe already said yes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam studied the nephew\u2019s face. The arrogance was gone. The shame was still there, raw and visible. But beneath it, something else. Determination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d Sam asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause I broke it. I built it wrong. I took shortcuts because I wanted to finish fast and get paid. I didn\u2019t know what I was doing. But I know now. The Builder taught me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHow much will it cost?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nephew pulled a folded piece of paper from his pocket. It was covered in calculations\u2014materials, labor, equipment rental. Sam recognized The Builder\u2019s handwriting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTwelve thousand dollars,\u201d the nephew said. \u201cThat\u2019s what the first well cost. But this one won\u2019t collapse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam looked at the paper. Twelve thousand dollars was almost all of the DAO treasury. If the well failed again, the money would be gone. Donors would lose faith. The whole experiment could collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPost the task,\u201d Sam said. \u201cThe DAO will vote.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nephew nodded. He turned to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWait,\u201d Sam said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nephew stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf this works,\u201d Sam said, \u201cyou\u2019ll have fixed something bigger than a well. You\u2019ll have fixed your reputation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nephew didn\u2019t answer. He just walked away, toward The Builder\u2019s workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The DAO vote on the well rebuild was the most contentious in its short history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leyla called a community meeting under the acacia tree. Nearly a hundred people came\u2014not just from Kirema, but from the three neighboring villages. Zuri was there. Mosi was there. Even the Auditor\u2019s local agent showed up, taking notes in a small pad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe proposal,\u201d Leyla announced, \u201cis to rebuild the collapsed well. Cost: twelve thousand dollars. Fixer: the council chair\u2019s nephew, supervised by The Builder. Verification: daily progress photos, community walkthrough at completion, and a final vote.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Murmurs rippled through the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe same boy who built the first well?\u201d someone called out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe same boy,\u201d Leyla said. \u201cBut he\u2019s not the same builder. He\u2019s been training with The Builder for three months. He\u2019s fixed pumps, replaced seals, welded tanks. He knows what he\u2019s doing now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe should have known then.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes,\u201d Leyla said. \u201cHe should have. But he didn\u2019t. And the well collapsed. And now he wants to fix it. Not with council money. With DAO money. Money that the community controls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mama Fatou stood up. \u201cI remember when that boy was born. I held him in my arms. His mother cried because she was so happy.\u201d She looked at the nephew, who stood at the edge of the crowd, pale and trembling. \u201cHe made a mistake. A terrible mistake. But he is not a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She turned to face the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe DAO is not about punishment. It\u2019s about repair. We repair pumps. We repair tanks. We repair paths. And sometimes, we repair people. Let him rebuild the well. Watch him. Hold him accountable. But give him the chance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crowd was silent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Builder stepped forward. \u201cI\u2019ll supervise every day. If he takes a shortcut, I\u2019ll stop him. If the work is bad, I\u2019ll reject it. I put my reputation on this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leyla looked at Sam. Sam nodded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll in favor of funding the well rebuild, raise your hands.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hands went up. Slowly at first, then more quickly. Zuri raised her hand. Mosi raised his. Mama Fatou raised hers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The council chair\u2014who had been standing at the back, watching\u2014raised his hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leyla counted. \u201cSeventy-three in favor. Twelve opposed. Six abstentions. The motion passes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nephew buried his face in his hands. The Builder clapped him on the shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam watched the treasury balance drop by twelve thousand dollars. For a moment, he felt a flash of fear. Then he looked at the nephew\u2014at the tears streaming down his face\u2014and the fear turned into something else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The well rebuild took eighteen days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Builder showed up every morning at dawn with his toolbag and his critical eye. The nephew arrived fifteen minutes later, carrying materials, ready to work. They dug, they poured, they reinforced. They took photos at every stage: the foundation, the walls, the pump installation, the first flow of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leyla posted the photos to the DAO every evening. Donors watched from around the world as the well rose from the rubble. Comments poured in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is incredible.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I donated to this well. I can see my money at work.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The nephew\u2019s redemption arc.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Not redemption. Accountability.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the seventeenth day, the pump was installed. On the eighteenth day, the first water flowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Builder stood back, arms crossed, watching. The nephew turned the handle. Water streamed out\u2014clean, cold, steady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Builder nodded. \u201cAcceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was the highest praise he had ever given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The final vote was unanimous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every community member who had seen the well\u2014and nearly everyone had\u2014voted to approve. The before and after photos told the story: a rubble-filled crater transformed into a working well, surrounded by a clean concrete apron, with a pump that turned smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The payment released. Twelve thousand dollars transferred to the nephew\u2019s wallet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He stared at his phone, at the balance, at the green confirmation banner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t deserve this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou fixed the well,\u201d The Builder said. \u201cYou deserve to be paid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo. I mean\u2014I don\u2019t deserve the second chance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Builder was quiet for a moment. Then: \u201cNo one deserves a second chance. That\u2019s why they\u2019re called second chances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nephew looked at the well. A line of women was already forming, buckets in hand. A child was drinking from the spout, just like at the hill pump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat do I do now?\u201d the nephew asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Builder pointed at the well. \u201cYou maintain it. You check the seal every month. You replace it when it wears out. You keep it working. That\u2019s the job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not a job. That\u2019s just\u2026 taking care of things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYes,\u201d The Builder said. \u201cThat\u2019s the job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Sam stood on the hill, next to the original pump, and watched the sun set behind the new well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From this angle, he could see both\u2014the small pump that had started everything, and the large well that represented everything they had built. Forty dollars and twelve thousand dollars. One mechanic and a community. A notebook and a blockchain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His phone buzzed. A message from Leyla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The DAO is expanding. Three more villages want to join. Can you help them set up?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He typed back:&nbsp;<em>I\u2019ll build a template. They can set up themselves.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Good. That\u2019s the point.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He put his phone away. The stars were coming out. The pump creaked softly. Somewhere in the village, someone was singing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DAO of hope. That\u2019s what Zuri had called it. Not a decentralized autonomous organization\u2014just a group of people who had decided to trust each other enough to fix things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t perfect. Nothing ever was. But it was working. 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