Caldera. The word hung in the air, its meaning elusive but profound. It struck her like a bolt of lightning. A caldera was a volcanic crater formed by the collapse of land after an eruption. A collapse. The word resonated with something deeper, something that felt like a warning.
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That evening, long after her shift had ended, Dr. Sloane found herself researching the word. Caldera. Why had it come up in his delirious state? Was it just another random fragment of his subconscious, or was it more? She couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something urgent buried beneath his disjointed words. A sense of impending danger, something far beyond the walls of the hospital.
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