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Desperate Words

Maya held the notebook to the light and began to read the faded words. The entries spoke of loneliness, of endless days, of a longing to go home. Another year passed, indicated by dates on the corner of pages. One line read: “Still no ships. Still no way out.” Maya could just feel the writer’s despair.