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CELEBRATING GOD%u2019S GOODNESS 183Within days, Marcus lost his newfound intelligence. His dyslexia returned and he struggled to perform even basic tasks. Dreams of higher education crumbled as no college would accept him. He was eventually offered a menial job at a bakery%u2014a pity gesture, more than an opportunity.Life at the bakery was an unending series of humiliations. Marcus fumbled with simple tasks, drawing ridicule from his co-workers. Washing dishes or cleaning tables became herculean challenges. He felt isolated, directionless and burdened by the weight of his own limitations.As the days wore on, Marcus%u2019 health deteriorated. The scientists predicted he had only two months left before the chip%u2019s malfunction spread through his body. Desperation gripped the lab as they scrambled to find a cure. The project was shelved indefinitely and the prospect of commercialising the technology was abandoned.Marcus, however, continued his daily struggles with quiet resilience. One day, while wandering the streets, he collapsed. His frail body gave out and he breathed his last. The tragedy prompted a legal investigation, leading to the lab%u2019s closure.Though Marcus%u2019 life was a tale of hardship, it was also a testament to perseverance. Despite his countless challenges, he never shied away from trying. His journey, though fraught with pain, carried a poignant message: even when the sky seems unreachable, the human spirit continues to strive for it.Ishaan Jose Jacob11 CommerceOnce upon a time, before there was sun or sand, a young man, a famous explorer, called Sid, was resting in a village a few miles south of Germania. The young man from Gaul prided himself on being a good detective as well, even though no one else believed him. After all, he was hardly sixteen years old. Back in his own tribe, he was famous, but in this frozen part of the world, he was unknown. Most men lived a normal life like any other caveman should, but Sid wasn%u2019t any ordinary caveman. In fact, he was a time traveller from the year 765 and wanted to leave his mark on history. Therefore, he had travelled back into the past to do so.He had made his mark on history, yet he had one problem: he couldn%u2019t get back home and continued to wander through villages and towns, hoping to find a druid or magician who could help him get back home. He couldn%u2019t bear the cold here and always longed for the sea and sunshine of his beautiful Gaul.Once, while he was traversing through this strange world, through the snow-clad lands, he stopped at a village at the top of a mountain range, which he felt bore a striking resemblance to the Alps. Each evening, all the men in the village would meet at the village square. The curious young Sid also went, hoping to find someone who could send him back to his own time. The Yeti