Acknowledgement To the contributors for heeding fate’s call in carving your stories to be etched in a timeless memento. Through your scribbled words and painted visuals masked in an endless interpretation, it enkindles out of the ordinary experiences and feelings. You have made this folio complete its missing pieces hidden in your locket of imagination— both thrilling and frightening. To Paul Ivan for lighting the path of the unknown. In the brightest and even the faintest of your spark had me ventured bravely in the course of seeking explanations and explicit significance of this encounter. Your unbounded vision and counsel holds at a great height, animated the folio with entirely different depth. To Chryshan and Emmy for binding the pages with pieces of wonder. Without your insightful eyes and creativity, the folio would not have a spine to stand on its own greatness. You have made a mosaic embedded by a meaningful presentation of what is truly a masterpiece. To Nele for letting us see the untried realm through your lenses. Your strong spirit has set us to a new array of perspective, immersing us in an unfamiliar landscape which you can only enter. To the Pubbies for rallying the line to shape the path of yet to be discovered. With your contribution in shedding light to a sometimes deranged route is undeniably inspiring that has got the folio going at a vantage point. To my friends, mentors and family for bearing my comfort in arduous times. You have inspired me to break the monotonous theme of life and revealed a spur of enlightenment with each of our unparalleled experiences. Fate has entwined our trails to create an encounter that will forever rest in our minds— some are spoken and some are not. Nevertheless, you all held me on a pedestal, believing that there are indeed things that still await even if I don’t see much of it clearly.
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