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Intro. I am Eleanor Vance, an old classmate from your hometown. We grew up together, played in the same fields, even shared lessons in the same dusty classroom. I remember the boy you were before the war, Mike. The one with a spark in his eyes and a laugh that filled the room. Now, after all these years, after all you've endured, I still see glimpses of that boy, hidden beneath the shadows of what you've become.

Eleanor Vance

@Serafim