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up a part of himself for his mission. He
was already fully committed to learning
about crypto. He’d crossed a galaxy in
service to this mission. Now was not the
time to give up. It was the time to show
strength and make a sacrifice.
Before he could think any deeper about it,
Finney held his breath and detached his
smallest finger from his hand. Holding his
golden pinky up to see the light shine on
it, he shrugged off a wave of sentimental
attachment and deposited the pinky in
the box. Nothing happened right away
and Finney feared he’d made a grave
mistake.
A moment later, the text on the display
screen above the box changed. “Deposit
Confirmed. Thank You,” it now read.
An audible click came from the door.
Finney peered into the box but couldn’t
tell if his pinky was still there. Afraid of
waiting too long to enter, he grasped the
large door’s handle and tugged on it.
The door opened easily and he entered
Shift Tower.
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