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Babylon Burning

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In a distant corner of a small village, hidden between the dry hills of Judea, lived a young woman named Miriam. Born into a poor and large family, she was a quiet presence, often overlooked by those around her. Their home was modest, a structure of stone and clay, weathered by time and exposed to the relentless sun. Miriam spent her days tending sheep on the arid hills, under a scorching sky that seemed never-ending. It was a life of hard, unceasing labor, where each day brought the same exhausting routine. In a predominantly male household, Miriam often felt like an invisible presence. Her brothers, consumed by their own inner battles and what seemed like vital problems in their eyes, saw her not as a blood sister but more like a burden. They left her to care for the family’s sheep, deeming it the only suitable role for a woman. In an environment that offered no space for dreams or feminine ambitions, Miriam had no education or knowledge beyond oral traditions: old stories, prayers, ...