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\n", "\n", "\n", "\n", "The notion of a 10,000-year cycle begins with a visitation, a kingdom unpossessed—an empire sprawling yet undefined, waiting for a claimant to seize its reins. Imagine a world where power hangs in the air, intangible and ungrasped, like a crown tossed into a storm. History whispers of such moments: Rome before Romulus, Britain before Arthur, or perhaps a future dominion yet to be named. This unpossessed empire is not merely land but a promise—a visitation of possibility that arrives every few millennia, offering itself to those bold enough to shape it. Yet, its borders blur, its throne remains cold, and the question lingers: who will step forward to possess what has been offered? The cycle suggests that such moments are fleeting, a cosmic invitation that fades if unanswered, leaving behind only echoes of what might have been.\n", "\n", "