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      "Each reader sets how many of a client's chat messages are free with them — 3 by default, and some readers set none and charge from the first message. The allowance belongs to one client-and-reader pair and never resets, and it is bounded across readers by a platform-wide ceiling on free messages, so what remains is the count shown in the client's own chat with that reader rather than an allowance renewed by each new reader.",
      "Public reader profiles support comparison of reader-provided specialties, languages, formats, availability, and current rates.",
      "Some new accounts require an initial balance deposit before sending the first question.",
      "The question and answer themselves remain free.",
      "Your deposit stays on your balance for any later paid service.",
      "No.",
      "There is no per-minute meter in chat — you pay per message you send, so taking an hour to reply costs the same as taking a minute."
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