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Rain lashed against my Brooklyn apartment windows last February, amplifying the hollow silence inside. I'd just spent another Friday night refreshing social feeds, watching digital lives scroll by while mine felt suspended in amber. That gnawing ache for genuine connection had become a physical weight - until I stumbled upon an app promising shared laughter across miles. Downloading it felt like tossing a message in a bottle, half-expecting disappointment.

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