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The life of a Metin citizen begins upon the submission of a birth application. A birth application is a sequence of human DNA submitted either physically or electronically, consisting of a complete set of chromosomes, typically derived from two parents, though on occasion from three or more, or more rarely DNA that has been custom coded by the parent(s). Clones of one parent are not allowed to be submitted. Though there exists the option of traditional child manufacture from the egg and sperm secreted from the original parents, it is more common for the parents to submit an electronic ACTGMethyl copy of the nuclear and mitochondrial DNA over the Jheeng. At the birthing institute, the submitted child DNA is examined base by base for any errors to ensure that it will code for a healthy human child. Found errors will be edited out unless they are excessive, in which case the birth application is rejected and the parents notified to resubmit. Then, an electronic copy of the DNA is placed on the birthing application waiting list until the institute of demographics approves the manufacture of another child. At this point, the electronic copy of the DNA is woven in physical form by Chromosome weaving organisms (CWO's) and inserted into a prefabricated egg cell nucleus. The now fertilized egg is implanted into an independent womb at the breeding facility. The resulting embryo is nourished with a precise nutrient stream through an artificial placenta bonding site, and cell sampling organisms (CSO's) will examine the growing embryo's cells at various points in its development, ensuring that the DNA has no errors and that the embryonic cells have properly differentiated. Potential birth defects will be corrected once found, and if they prove uncorrectable the embryo will be decomposed and a new embryo woven from the same birthing application DNA will be manufactured. After approximately 1 and a half years the child will be birthed from the independent uterus. (Children are birthed later than natural to prevent many of the risks of the natural precocial births of human infants.) Until approximately 4 years of age, the child will be raised at the birthing facility and exposed to proper environmental, social, and linguistic influences to ensure healthy mental development (preventing nongenetic autism, aphasia, and general deficiencies in intelligence). Children who prove idiopathically autistic or mentally disabled that resist efforts to correct them are terminated (this is a very rare event, genetic screening and standardized nutrition and education ensure only about 1 out of 50 million births produce unsuccessful children). Children also receive formulated regimens of play and exercise to ensure proper development of the skeleton and musculature, in addition to motor skills and healthy social interaction with other humans. The birthing institute will deliver these children to the original parents or to volunteer parents if the original parents are unwilling to raise it when the institute has judged the child properly matured (typically around age 4 although there is some variation). Frequently the receiving parents will be given the option to upgrade to a living location more suitable for child-raising, though many continue living in their old locations. Once they have arrived at their parents the child receives a given name and their maternal and paternal clan names. The parents will also design the child's first personal identification stone, an artistically designed device crafted out of precious substances using nanomanufacture. Artistic motifs in the child's first stone traditionally contain a mixture of elements from the parent's crests, in addition to innovative designs. The identification stones contain a copy of the child's DNA and their signature number. The identification stones are used to verify the child's identity swiftly and grant them access to goods and services. The child is free to modify the stone as they grow older, typically incorporating designs from the stones of close friends and motifs representing experiences they have undergone.