You’re staring at it, and something inside you starts to crack. The red circle screams that the answer is right there, but your brain refuses to cooperate. Every second stretches, thick with doubt and quiet humiliation. You zoom in, lean closer, squint until your eyes ache, desperate for the moment it all snaps into foc…
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