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Obasan
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A chilling psychological thriller that unravels the mystery surrounding a series of cryptic numbers.

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Time is like a dark thunderclap; the past, a meteor that has sunk below the horizon.

Joy Kogawa

Memory is not static, it changes shape, but the emotion, the feeling, remains.

Joy Kogawa

Fear is an echo, and memory a stranger, who can judge you.

Joy Kogawa

The silence that follows heavy rain is always breathtaking.

Joy Kogawa

Grief is both a blade and a fire, it carves and it sears.

Joy Kogawa

Understanding comes with time, and sometimes the understanding itself can lead to great pain.

Joy Kogawa

Language carries more than words; it holds a culture and a history.

Joy Kogawa

The deepest pain is the one that is never spoken.

Joy Kogawa

Sometimes silence is the most powerful response.

Joy Kogawa

The past can never be erased, but the future can still hold promise.

Joy Kogawa