$C^0([0,1])$ is separable – or isn‘t it?

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Using Bernstein polynoms it can be proven that $(X, \|\cdot\|) := (C^0([0,1]), \|\cdot\|_{C^0([0,1])})$ is a seperable vector space.

However, here is my “proof” that this space is not seperable:

Take an arbitrary series $(f_n)_{n \in \mathbb{N}} \subset X$. Let $f$ be a function in $X$ with

$$ f(x) = f_n(x) + 1 \qquad \text{for $x \in \left[\frac{1}{2n+1}, \frac{1}{2n}\right] =: M_n$}. $$

(The existence of such a function can be easily seen.)

Then one has $$ \|f_n - f\|_X \ge \|f_n - f\|_{C^0(M_n)} = 1 \not\rightarrow 0 \qquad \text{for $n \rightarrow \infty$} $$ ie. $\{f_n : n \in \mathbb{N}\}$ is not a dense subset of $X$. As the series was chosen arbitrarily, $X$ is not seperable.

Where is the flaw in this “proof”?