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How peaceful.

The view from atop the floating island... This must be what gods or angels see when they gaze down upon the world from the sky.

In the distance, other floating islands, similar to this one, drift quietly like clouds. The sky, bathed in a soft blue dawn even as midday approaches, makes the world below look like something out of a dream. The silhouette of faint mountains stacked with terraced fields adds to the mystical atmosphere.

And amidst this serene scene, one jarring sight.

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The wind brushed past the floating island, gently caressing my ears. Faint, …