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Minimum-Car5712 on December 6, 2025 11:20 am The tongue sticking out on boy #1 is adorable but the teeth on boy #2 make me uneasy. None of them look entirely human but the link doesn’t explain why. Anyone know what the figures represent, maybe corrupted innocence?
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The tongue sticking out on boy #1 is adorable but the teeth on boy #2 make me uneasy. None of them look entirely human but the link doesn’t explain why. Anyone know what the figures represent, maybe corrupted innocence?