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'Puzzle narrative' events in technical communities usually follow a similar life cycle: the first few comments try to offer a reasonable explanation, then someone starts half-jokingly constructing conspiracy theories, and finally it ends with a calm reply pointing out that 'this is just someone's test post' or 'it's a scraper bug'.
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