(The speaker stands in a dimly lit room, surrounded by echoes of the past. Their voice wavers between anger, sorrow, and reluctant acceptance.)
How cruel is the world, that it hands you the very truth you never wished to see?
A truth so raw, so unyielding, that it tastes of ash and iron on the tongue.
They say life teaches us lessons, but they never warn you how bitter some lessons can be.
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