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Three days later, Leo received a photo. It was a sprawling, three-foot-tall model of the Empire State Building, and right at the base, the final grey brick sat perfectly flush. Below the photo was a note: "You didn't just sell us a piece; you saved the project."

A frantic email popped up in Leo's inbox from a user named MasterBuilder77 . The message was typed in all caps: "MY SON IS COMPLETING HIS ARCHITECTURE PROJECT. WE ARE ONE 2X4 LIGHT BLUISH GREY BRICK SHORT. THE OFFICIAL STORE IS OUT OF STOCK. HELP."

Leo pushed his glasses up his nose. He dove into his sorting bins, the sound of plastic clinking like a rhythmic rainstorm. He bypassed the Technic gears and the translucent studs. There, at the bottom of a bin labeled "Miscellaneous Greys," sat the holy grail: a pristine, un-bitten 2x4 brick.

Traffic to "Buy-Lego.com" spiked that night. It turned out that in a world of massive sets and big retailers, people just wanted a place that cared about the little things.