Puzzling digital doppelgangers

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Hi friends. Today is January 14, 2022.

And I'd like to tell you a story that begins with a lamp — though which lamp, I'm not entirely sure.

I know the lamp I purchased was called the "Evelyn & Zoe": a generic sort of floor light with a big drum shade and brass-plated base. I needed a cheapish office lamp, and — for $86 on Walmart.com — this one seemed pre…