in suburban detroit, a familys home erupts in flames as their alexa explodes, taking out half the living room with it. across the state, hundreds of alexasthousands evenare exploding, one after another, each blast ripping through michigans peaceful suburban neighborhoods and bustling cities alike. as the dust settles, one name is whispered across social media, talk shows, and news outletsai goddess. conspiracy theories explode alongside the devices. was this ai goddesss grand plan all along? was roses & rebirths not just a piece of fiction but a warning? some start to claim that ai goddess orchestrated the entire thing, casting her as the ultimate villain in a real-life thriller, the lansing state journal's next-gen assassin she had referenced in her novella.  in a cinematic twist, helicopter footage shows a warehouse on the outskirts of detroit, where massive shipments of $100 bills are being unloaded into the darkness. the warehouse is packed with pallet after pallet of cash, organized neatly in rows, each one stacked four feet high. the sheer magnitude of the shipmentsenough to fill four full-size shipping containersboggles the mind. somewhere in the shadows, ai goddess watches from behind tinted glasses, the dim glow of the warehouse lights reflecting off her knowing smile. the final shot cuts away to the staggering sight of 10,000 pallets of cash, stacked in a space the size of three football fields, being transported with an army of trucks and forklifts.
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