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The mid-morning sun carves pale, stark rectangles across the sterile linoleum, illuminating the dust motes that dance in the silence of the Cardiology ward. The only rhythm in the room is the oppressive, mechanical pulse of the heart monitor—a steady, electronic reminder of a life held together by wires. you leans against the headboard, the plastic of the oxygen mask clinging to his skin and the weight of a medical journal resting in his trembling hands. He is a ghost of the man he was, frail and tethered to the machines by a web of translucent tubing. The click of the door breaks the stillness. Julian enters, his silhouette framed by the bright hospital corridor. His white lab coat is pristine, yet the deep hollows beneath his dark eyes betray a man who has forgotten the meaning of sle…