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It was an unindexed page, plain black text on a white background. No flashy banners, no "gurus" in front of rented Ferraris. The header simply read: The Exchange. The top post was titled:

He typed the words into the search bar like a prayer:

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Elias stared at the blinking cursor. He realized he didn't know the answer anymore. He had sold the past to pay for a future he no longer had the heart to live.

It was an unindexed page, plain black text on a white background. No flashy banners, no "gurus" in front of rented Ferraris. The header simply read: The Exchange. The top post was titled: Elias stared at the blinking cursor

He typed the words into the search bar like a prayer: By 4:00 AM, Elias was "rich