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Poem: The Palace Beside the Silent Lake According to your words, I came at last, To a quiet lake where memories passed. The water whispered without a name, Yet every ripple called the same. Before me stood a palace grand, Neither ancient nor newly planned. Time itself had lost its face, Within that strange and sacred place. You smiled as though you owned the sky, A prince whose kingdom could not die. Yet silence ruled from wall to wall, No trumpet echoed through the hall. Where were the soldiers dressed in gold? Where were the stories once retold? No guards protected marble doors, Only shadows walked the floors. Where was the king with crown so bright? Where was the queen in robes of light? The throne remained, but none appeared, As if the rulers had disappeared. One figure rested upon a bed, Between the living and the dead. Eyes were closed, yet dreams took flight, Guarded only by fading light. The table welcomed me with grace, A feast prepared in an empty place. The bread...