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  "disclaimer": "Analysis and opinion, not investment advice.",
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  "summary": "Gaetano appears in Part 6, Part 8 of The Buildout. Part 6: Power Doesn’t Depreciate. Its Premium Moves.; Part 8: AI Lenders Are Financing the End of Scarcity. Argued in Part 6 (Scarcity as a warning), Part 8 (Real cash, real use).",
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