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# 2. Genesis

The Cosmic Giggle

**2.1 The Cosmic Giggle** Picture this: ***Satoshi Nakamoto***, sipping intergalactic coffee, chuckling at the absurdity of it all. “What if,” Satoshi pondered, “we create a coin that celebrates scarcity by making it even scarcer?” And thus, the Book of Halving was born—a celestial punchline in the grand cosmic joke.