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Speaker 1: Hi, I’m Ryan, co-host of The Journal. Today we bring you the final episode of How to Build a Metaverse. It’s our series about one of the oldest metaverses in existence, Second Life, and the company that created it called Linden Lab. If you haven’t already, check out episodes one through three first, they’re already on our feed. . Last week, Second Life’s growth boom hit serious roadblocks. Back in 2007, it seemed like the metaverse was too slow, confusing, and weird for most users. But a lot has changed since 2007. These days, companies building new virtual worlds are betting that now is the time for the metaverse’s big time. Producer…