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THE DAY EVERYTHING STOPPED (STORY SETUP)

The morning began like any other in the town of Marigold Crossing, a quiet neighborhood stitched together by routine: lawn sprinklers ticking in synchronized arcs, the whistle of the baker’s delivery van, the gentle trill of bicycle bells as children coasted to school.

At 7:41 AM, that routine shattered.

No explosion. No storm. No earthquake tearing asphalt like paper.

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