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May 2024
1h 7m

5 Oceans Cult

Mimi Mizicko
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As she enters the dormitory, Kim Young-ja notices a damaged ceiling tile. She knocks on the ceiling and waits, but when there is no answer, her curiosity compels her to peek inside the ceiling's crawlspace. To her horror, she finds not only a lifeless body hanging from the rafters but also 31 bodies piled on top of each other, decaying in the summer heat. With trembling hands, she reaches for her phone, her mind racing with the implications of what she has uncovered. She makes the call and says, "The messiah is dead". ___

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