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This is a question I had while watching _Shadows House_. In particular, I
became a bit puzzled after some stuff was explained around the middle of the
first season. This information was as follows:

> The beginning stage of a shadow is a small fairy creature called a morph.
> They are shown the human form (the living dolls) and this leads to them
> copying it.

> What leads to my confusion is as to whether they copy the human form they
> see exactly, or make their own original copy of "a human". There's an
> unanswered question of the time frame for these things, both for the living
> dolls and the shadows. If the shadows copy their living doll's form at this
> point, then what were the living dolls doing up until they met their master?
> It seemed like on Emiliko's first day, she was introduced to Kate. Thus, my
> confusion.

I want to know who is copying whom, but I hesitate asking this question,
because I might be heading into spoiler territory, as the whole situation may
be elaborated upon further down the line. On the other hand, I might just be
making strange assumptions and raising invalid questions, so I might be
supposed to know at this point whether the shadow or the living doll comes
first.


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Does the shadow copy the form of the living doll or is the living doll made in the form of the shadow?


The answer to this question is indeed a spoiler, and one which a viewer should
be able to figure out by the end of the first season, given the revelations
there.

If you just want the answer:

> It is the shadows who copy the form of the living dolls.

And I know this is the answer because (warning, this is a major spoiler!):

> The living dolls are actually not living dolls. They are brainwashed human
> children. Thus, it is impossible for them to be created in the form of the
> shadow, and it must be the case that the shadow copies their form. The
> brainwashed humans can have their memories erased as well, so this could go
> a long way towards explaining any time incongruities.


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