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by Remy Porter in Representative Line on 2026-01-29

Doreann has touched this particular function many, many times. In all those times, she never noticed this particular little line, dropped in by a third-party contractor that has long since cashed their check and wandered off to other things.

(user?.betaMode || !user?.betaMode) && (specialRuleCode())

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