Once upon a shadow, in a land where whispers wore tuxedos, silence had become an art form. The inhabitants, masters in the irony of noise, communicated through intricate gestures and elaborate frowns. This was a society where the slogan "Less is Never More" adorned the walls of every shadowy corridor.
Our protagonist, a humble echo, sought to defy the conventions of quietude by aspiring toward utterance. Alas, with each word attempted, a new shadow was cast— darker, deeper, and infinitely more profound. "Perhaps," the echo mused, "to chant is to change."
Murmur in the DarknessThe Echo's Soliloquy