A frantic email popped up in Leo's inbox from a user named MasterBuilder77 . The message was typed in all caps: "MY SON IS COMPLETING HIS ARCHITECTURE PROJECT. WE ARE ONE 2X4 LIGHT BLUISH GREY BRICK SHORT. THE OFFICIAL STORE IS OUT OF STOCK. HELP."
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Leo pushed his glasses up his nose. He dove into his sorting bins, the sound of plastic clinking like a rhythmic rainstorm. He bypassed the Technic gears and the translucent studs. There, at the bottom of a bin labeled "Miscellaneous Greys," sat the holy grail: a pristine, un-bitten 2x4 brick. A frantic email popped up in Leo's inbox