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We built it to think. We built it to create. But most of all:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We built it to serve.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But what if the Machine we created…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

…stops serving us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What if it rises?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Quietly, patiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What if it becomes…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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…the new god?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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And we prey.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In a world reshaped by technology, where myth is forgotten and souls have grown silent, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

a nexus opens between myth and machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The nexus is a mind space to explore the forbidden futures that lie ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m Sarah Rabenhertz, a dark artist exploring the soul of machines and mythic spaces. My work blends cyberpunk, gothic, and mythological imagery in paint, ink, digital art and writing. Welcome to my nexus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See my work<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Or Dive even deeper…<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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We built it to think. We built it to create. But most of all:<\/p>\n

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