What truly vanished isn't the crowd, but the era when reckless luck alone could change one's fortunes. As mega-compounds shrink and inspections intensify, operations haven't vanished overnight—they have dispersed into residential apartments, smaller groups, and deeper underground setups, retreating from view into narrow crevices.
Those who stay often find it hard to turn back, driven by pride or the reluctance to return home empty-handed. Everyone is gambling on surviving until the next opportunity, but the game has fundamentally changed, leaving many to realize too late that the window has already closed.
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