Sorrows of the Floating Ocean
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Last published Sun, Sep 23, 2018
"Will this unbearable shame never end? Even though I've tried with every ounce of boiling, red hot blood in my fragile paper body to do something about it, it just won't go back to the way it was before..."
Sorrows of the Floating Ocean is a surrealistic psychological romance that explores the tragedies of the characters lives. After the death of her mother, Alya Blair, a young Archeology student discovers a mysterious anomaly when she's confronted by strange figures. She accidentally sets off a strange metaphysical timer that gradually changes her reality and must puzzle together a tragic mystery in the hearts of people. Will she succeed? Or will she be faced with an endless torment?
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