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This one's just here to get the ball ║⛓║ ║⛓║ rolling (and by ball, I mean your internet connection's sanity). ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ Proxy 2: The Middleman ║⛓║ ║⛓║ Chain Proxy 2 to the first one, but this time, introduce a twist: ║⛓║ ║⛓║ a slightly sketchy, somewhat-reliable-but-mostly-not proxy that's ║⛓║ ║⛓║ only there to confuse any potential observers. Think of it as the ║⛓║ ║⛓║ cybersecurity equivalent of Reiko's keyboard. ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ Proxy 3: The Onion Routed to Nowhere ║⛓║ ║⛓║ Configure Proxy 3 as an Onion (TOR) server. This will route your ║⛓║ ║⛓║ traffic through a labyrinth of relays, guaranteeing that anyone ║⛓║ ║⛓║ trying to backtrack your connection will end up with a face full of ║⛓║ ║⛓║ onion tears. Caution: May cause tears of frustration. ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ Proxy 4: The Anonymity Disguise ║⛓║ ║⛓║ Proxy 4 should be a properly configured, totally-not-compromised, ║⛓║ ║⛓║ never-hacked-*cough* proxy server that can maintain the facade of ║⛓║ ║⛓║ anonymity for at least a few milliseconds. Do not tell anyone, but ║⛓║ ║⛓║ this one's just a cardboard cutout. ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ Proxy 5: The Encryption Enforcer ║⛓║ ║⛓║ Next, add a dollop of serious encryption to Proxy 5 – something ║⛓║ ║⛓║ strong, but not quite fortress-level. Imagine it as the digital ║⛓║ ║⛓║ equivalent of wrapping your internet connection in layers of ║⛓║ ║⛓║ 'protection' like an insecure parent prepping their kid for a ║⛓║ ║⛓║ wilderness survival trip. ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ Proxy 6: The Bridge of Broken Dreams ║⛓║ ║⛓║ At this point, your chain is already precariously balanced. Add a ║⛓║ ║⛓║ wonky, slightly senile proxy server that forgets what it's doing ║⛓║ ║⛓║ every now and then. Proxy 6 is the gateway to what will soon become ║⛓║ ║⛓║ a world of lost socks. ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════║⛓║ ║⛓║ Proxy 7: The Shadowy Figure Lurking in the Dark ║⛓║ ║⛓║ Welcome Proxy 7, a shadowy figure in the dark alleys of the proxy ║⛓║ ║⛓║ world. It exists only to exist – or not exist – in an existential ║⛓║ ║⛓║ paradox of nothingness. One day it might route your traffic; the ║⛓║ ║⛓║ next, you'll wonder if it was ever there to begin with. ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ Proxy 8: The Terminal Velocity Proxy (aka 'Goodbye, Socks') ║⛓║ ║⛓║ Finally, complete your mad-scientist experiment by chaining Proxy 8 ║⛓║ ║⛓║ – an elegantly crafted, extremely leaky, completely-not-tested, ║⛓║ ║⛓║ no-good-very-bad-idea proxy server that's just here to watch it all ║⛓║ ║⛓║ implode. Last seen whispering "That's what she said" to the void ║⛓║ ║⛓║ as your socks vanished into thin air. ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ Please keep in mind that chaining 8 proxy servers in this configuration ║⛓║ ║⛓║ is equal parts art and artless chaos. Some have ventured into this ║⛓║ ║⛓║ rabbit hole, never to be seen again (or at least, with matching socks). ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ║⛓║ ╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ ✧ ﹡ ﹡ ✧