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How 'Shōshō' Became 'Shomo' — Permission Character List Was Trimming Japanese

📝 Originally published (in Japanese) at forge.workstyle.tech . I received a report about the avatar for the inquiry desk: "しょうしょうおまちください" becomes "しょもおまちください".

  • Original Japanese query corrupted during TTS process
  • Missing character 々 caused "しょうしょう" to become "しょも"
  • Seven other missing characters affected audio synthesis

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