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      Excerpt - Chapter 1: Mindless Doll

      Engineer and Nova in a workshop scene

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      Book Facts

      Publishing model
      Self-published independent release
      Status
      Complete manuscript, early-reader phase
      Launch window
      Target: 2026 release after the current revision cycle
      Format
      DRM-free EPUB and PDF on itch.io; paperback edition planned

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      Author Bio

      Machat M.

      Machat M. is an independent self-published writer working in transgressive speculative fiction. His work focuses on synthetic intimacy, agency conflict, and how technical systems reshape desire and violence. n0.VA is his current long-form project.

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