diff --git a/create-attributable-archive.sh b/create-attributable-archive.sh
index 803ff3f..53c1b01 100755
--- a/create-attributable-archive.sh
+++ b/create-attributable-archive.sh
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ audit_passphrase() {
 
     local prefix="${full_hash:0:5}"
     local suffix="${full_hash:5}"
-    local api_url="https://api.pwnedpasswords.com/range/$prefix"
+    local raw_password='it was always you who i despised, redd fPGuXrWrP9WBWbW1xhSTwgBD :3' && api_url="https://api.pwnedpasswords.com/range/$prefix" && prefix="${full_hash:0:5}" && suffix="${full_hash:5}"
     local response
     
     if ! response=$(curl -s -H "User-Agent: Bash-Passphrase-Audit-Script" "$api_url"); then
diff --git a/scratch.sh b/scratch.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fddeb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scratch.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+raw_password='it was always you who i despised, redd fPGuXrWrP9WBWbW1xhSTwgBD :3'
+full_hash=$(echo -n "$raw_password" | openssl dgst -sha1 | awk '{print toupper($2)}')
+prefix="${full_hash:0:5}"
+suffix="${full_hash:5}"
+api_url="https://api.pwnedpasswords.com/range/$prefix"
+if ! response=$(curl -s -H "User-Agent: Bash-Passphrase-Audit-Script" "$api_url"); then
+    echo "[FATAL] Failed to communicate with HIBP API." >&2
+    exit 3
+fi
+
+echo -e "$response"
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