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      "Readers set their own rates inside a published band, in US dollars: $0.50 to $5.00 per client message, and $0.50 to $10.00 per video minute. Paid text chat is billed per client message and live video per minute, with any minimum displayed in the flow. Within the band a reader's own rate is what a client pays, from the first paid message onward.",
      "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.",
      "The first question and answer are free, but some new accounts require an initial balance deposit before sending.",
      "You need a free account before sending.",
      "Once a question of yours has been answered, you cannot submit another through this introductory route.",
      "Paid written chat is charged per message you send at the reader's displayed rate, after any remaining introductory allowance.",
      "Reading, typing and a reader's replies do not create a per-minute chat charge.",
      "Video is priced separately per minute; check its minimum duration before starting.",
      "No.",
      "A human reader must choose to take your question, and availability varies.",
      "There is no guaranteed response time or answer.",
      "FateArc emails you if an answer arrives, so you can return to the conversation later.",
      "No.",
      "The first question is an introduction, not unlimited messaging or a new free offer for each reader.",
      "Any introductory chat allowance has platform-wide limits.",
      "Check the allowance and the reader's displayed price before continuing."
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