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The AP pays a visit to the birthplace of indie's newest it-girl, Bianca—star of Lars and the Real Girl—for a we-really-didn't-need-to-see-that peek inside the factory to see how the Realdoll sausage is made. Staring at the stacks of silicone molds and wall of interchangeable heads, we can't help but wonder if we're glimpsing Hollywood's synthespian-dependent future, where any poorly testing lead is easily replaced with the back of a hammer.