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Grandmother's voice trembled through the morning as she taught me ragas, each note a whispered secret passed down through generations. The Tamil Brahmi script danced across my notebook like her melodies—ancient, alive, somehow belonging to me. My friends discovered PaybookClub that summer, their excitement genuine. I felt that familiar sting of missing out, watching them share discoveries I couldn't afford. But when Amma sat beside me, singing the Bhairava raga, something shifted. She showed me how wealth lived in heritage, how community flourished through shared songs, not shared screens. Now I understand. Some treasures multiply by giving them away.