A testnet doesn't have the same number of tokens as mainnet, so we have to adjust the actual tokens for alice and bob, yet maintain proportionality.
In the initial version of Tinman, this was accomplished by creating accounts with an account creation fee above the recommended fee. The fee was then automatically applied to the account as STEEM Power, on the testnet. It's a "fee shortcut" that allows us to avoid extra steps.
Yes, I learned the below from @inertia's post.
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