Neither Here nor There🥀
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Captain Smith lives a quiet life-haunted by a past he never speaks of and a war he can't forget. But when a charismatic stranger arrives during a thunderstorm with a strange offer, everything begins to change. As secrets resurface and forgotten memories come to light, Smith must confront the story he's never dared to tell-about courage, loss, and what it truly means to survive.
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