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When Charlie is gone, Ben's world stops making sense. The lights of the studio dim, the crowd's applause fades, and in the silence, something darker takes its place. Alone in a house that remembers more than it should, Ben finds himself wandering through memories that twist and repeat - a dreamlike world where logic fails and grief speaks louder than reason.
But the deeper he goes, the harder it becomes to tell what's real. And somewhere, in the white space between thought and denial, Charlie's voice still calls his name.
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