The plush is the real-world port of G-Fox, Mozilla Online China's large-headed, big-eyed take on the American mascot, Kit.

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They went past a Dumpster center and a large barricade of metal mailboxes while Arty searched squint-eyed for the right apartment.

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The TEDsters (as they also call themselves--while first-timers are called virgins--but please, nobody say "cult, " we're staying positive here) hope to turn into clear-eyed optimists, and possibly even the proprietors of large and profitable businesses.

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Both cities are large metropolises, both are epicenters for modern art and upscale cuisine and both have thriving entertainment scenes that attract starry-eyed hopefuls.

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