It was a sunny day. So bright it blinded everyone in the room.
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The only thing visible through that brightness was an old, heavy plant in the corner, waiting with a quiet, aching thirst for someone to water it.
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Suddenly, a firm step is heard.
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A cloud of dust rises above those present, clear and inescapable.
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A face no one can see speaks with quiet authority:115Please respect copyright.PENANAPPTn3I5FI9
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— Silence.
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— Today is the day we are finally allowed to speak.
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— The day freedom must take shape.
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— The day—
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Someone stops him:115Please respect copyright.PENANAhgqmr1hJf6
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— Wait… are we sure? What if we lose everything?115Please respect copyright.PENANAEQB2Vnxie1
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How are we…?
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In that moment, the space shifts.115Please respect copyright.PENANAA1mOvOcjBF
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As if it takes on a different color.115Please respect copyright.PENANAuvi8dghStg
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The light turns dull.
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Murmurs. Movement.115Please respect copyright.PENANAtQVozZZ7aC
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The room seems even brighter than before. People look around, searching for faces — but no faces can be seen.
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A voice cuts in:115Please respect copyright.PENANAy12U9T7Q8s
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— You wanted freedom. Here it is.115Please respect copyright.PENANAWgHTeVNQ3z
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— I wanted freedom, and now I speak these words.
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He falls silent and looks at those around him.115Please respect copyright.PENANAhey8iZns2J
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He feels the brightness gathering behind his back, like a flame about to consume him.
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Everything stops. No one speaks.
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Minutes stretch like the universe, and within that universe, everything happens.
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Each in their own fragment of light, each in their own thought.
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Fear and relief, chaos and clarity…115Please respect copyright.PENANAR6GpbtsL1b
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A question and an answer.115Please respect copyright.PENANAz2dsmubQsI
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A point where everything narrows.
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The swirl of dust settles and disappears.
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Silence.
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The old, heavy plant in the corner still waits, with a quiet, aching thirst for someone to water it.
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