They typically operated using a "cat-and-mouse" strategy, where if one domain was shut down, another would quickly pop up with a slightly different URL, making them difficult to track.

"Upload it to the decentralized network?" Mara asked, her fingers hovering over the keyboard.

Elias walked into the main room. It was lined floor-to-ceiling with server racks and shelves of hard drives, glowing with blue LED lights. In the center, a massive projector hummed, throwing a crisp, 4K image onto a makeshift screen.

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