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Maru Kitteh

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13. Hmm. Sounds like religion.

Reply to reACTIONary (Reply #10)

Sat May 16, 2026, 02:59 PM

19 hrs ago

"pay them to keep what they made up themselves from happening to you”

Invent hell, play on the very human need to believe that person/group x “gets what they deserve,” and then demand tribute to “save” you from the same fate.

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