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This is why hazing rituals (in controlled, ethical forms), military basic training, and even corporate onboarding with difficult tasks can produce intense loyalty. The shared suffering of work binds people together. In a narrative sense, Chapter 3 is where the protagonist transitions from an outsider to an insider—not because they have been given a badge, but because they have earned it through sweat. The work itself becomes the initiation.