The Broken Horizon
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The horizon is a place where the sun and sea meet, an endless line where light and darkness become one. It is a beautiful lie - a promise that something greater exists just beyond reach. But sometimes, the things we chase the hardest are the very things that destroy us. For Maeve and Elias, the horizon was more than a metaphor. It was a dream that tore them apart, a fleeting illusion that shattered them into pieces.
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