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The Soft Launch Is Eternal

Visible copy: JAPAN’S TRAINS RUN ON TIME. / OURS HAS BEEN BOARDING SINCE BETA. / THE SOFT LAUNCH IS ETERNAL. / RIBBON-CUTTING WINDOW: INDEFINITE. The status line becomes a train-opening ceremony with an indefinite ribbon-cutting window.