⠀ ⠘⢄⠀⢰⠁⠀⢀⣠⠜
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡆⢸⠀⠀⡏
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢇⠀⠃⠀⢈
⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣶⠾⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠿⠿⣶⣤⣀
⠀⣠⡾⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣤⠤⢤⣤⣄⠀⠈⠙⢿⣦
⣸⡏⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⠾⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⣸⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣷
⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠙⠳⢦⣄⡀⠀⠀⠈⢳⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿
⢹⣿⣶⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠳⠶⠶⠿⠋⠀⢀⣤⣾⣿⣿⣶⣶⣦⡀
⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠉⠙⣿⣧
⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣏⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿
⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣶⣶⣿⡿
⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠈⠉⠉⠁
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠿⠛⠁

⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣠⣴⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡷⣦⣄
⠄⢀⡄⡴⢾⣿⣿⡟⣱⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣽⣷⡀
⠄⡾⢸⣿⡎⣨⢻⢷⣿⣿⡏⢿⣿⠸⣿⢇⡋⢛⢂⣀⣀⡀
⢀⡖⢨⣭⣾⡇⠸⠈⡛⡝⡄⢸⠏⠃⠵⡌⣿⡎⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣄
⠨⡆⣾⡇⡇⢧⡇⡈⠓⡉⠡⣆⣦⣷⠋⢰⡜⣦⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣎⢶⡄
⠄⠙⠋⣾⢷⠘⣷⠓⣜⡠⢄⣿⣿⣿⡎⠚⠇⡿⡁⡌⣿⢻⡇⣿⣿⣿⣦⢿⡄
⠄⠄⡼⣿⠈⠄⠙⣷⡙⢤⣿⣟⠋⡹⠟⢋⢘⠑⢘⢇⠹⡈⠴⢰⡋⡟⢿⡎⠁
⠄⢠⡇⣿⠄⠄⠄⣴⣶⣦⣰⠂⠄⢀⠄⡇⣆⠄⣸⣿⣷⣷⡃⡀⠁⠳⣼⠇
⠄⢸⠄⣸⡄⠄⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡸⡄⢧⢣⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣎⣸⢃⡴⠋
⠄⢸⢰⢹⡇⠄⣿⣶⡹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣎⡸⡶⣌⡑⠶⠾⠿⠋⢱⢹
⠄⢸⠈⣾⢻⢠⢿⣿⣷⣝⡛⣛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣑⢚⣫⡧⣭⣛⡜⡞
⠄⠘⡇⠘⢧⠊⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⡝⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⡇⡿⠃

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣦⡀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣷⣤⠀⠈⠙⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣿⣿⣿⠆⠰⠶⠀⠘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⠏⠀⢀⣠⣤⣤⣀⠙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠋⢈⣉⠉⣡⣤⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡴⢡⣾⣿⣿⣷⠋⠁⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⡻⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠜⠁⠸⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠘⠿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠰⠖⠱⣽⠟⠋⠉⡇
⠀⠀⠀⠀⡰⠉⠖⣀⠀⠀⢁⣀⠀⣴⣶⣦⠀⢴⡆⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣉⡽⠷⠶⠋⠀
⠀⠀⠀⡰⢡⣾⣿⣿⣿⡄⠛⠋⠘⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⣐⣲⣤⣯⠞⠉⠁
⠀⢀⠔⠁⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⢀⣄⣀⡞⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀
⠀⡜⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⠿⣻⣥⣀⡀⢠⡟⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀
⢰⠁⠀⡤⠖⠺⢶⡾⠃⠀⠈⠙⠋
⠈⠓⠾⠇

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𝗡𝗜𝗝𝗞𝗢 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘

He was once a true man, my role model. Strong, calm, wise—someone who always made the right choices, even in the hardest moments. His presence alone brought comfort and security. I admired him, looked up to him, and believed he would always be there when needed. But then came the day when everything changed. In the midst of our greatest crisis, he simply vanished without a word. We waited, hoping he would return, but he never did. His absence left a void in me, a deep disappointment I couldn't understand. Over time, I realized: his final lesson was that the strength I saw in him, I had to find within myself.