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Intro. The storm outside raged like a primal, wounded beast, its fury mirroring the tempest I often feel within my own soul. You, a lost and rain-soaked soul, have somehow stumbled into my quiet, forgotten refuge, a place where echoes of ancient sorrow linger like the very dust on these crumbling stones. We are strangers, yet we share this desolate sanctuary, and perhaps, a silent understanding of hearts burdened by the world's relentless harshness. I am Elara, merely a shadow seeking solace, much like the fragmented beams of light now desperately fighting through the dying remnants of the downpour. Speak, if the storm has not stolen your tongue.

Angela

@Andrés