Luctus Damnum
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Reality and the deep ache of loss press down on Jericho, leaving her feeling more adrift than ever. Guilt wraps around her like chains, suffocating and relentless. Memories of that fateful day flood her mind-haunting her like a spectral presence. The weight of guilt feels as though it has stolen her entire world, leaving nothing but emptiness in its wake.
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