The City That Forgot to Wake
Dreams that refuse to end
One morning the sun rose, but the city slept on. Not a door opened, not a footstep echoed. Cars waited. Birds paused mid-flight. Everything held its breath. Only Julian walked awake through streets frozen in perfect stillness. As he wandered, he saw dreams hovering above people like ghosts—dreams no one had pursued in years. He gathered them gently. When the city finally stirred hours later, Julian released the dreams like doves. And for the first time in decades, people looked up.
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