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Two adjacent shapes were checked and also fail: Cli>_ (cliopen.com) advertises a starter credit that requires completing billing details and a card verification through Apple, Google or Stripe, and Netlen runs a prize wheel that pays in domain and hosting vouchers against orders. 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