The Exhibitionalist 3

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Issue#3

CuratedbyTheExhibitionalist

LayoutbyTheExhibitionalist

EditedbyTheExhibitionalist

PublishedbyPopRecMedia

Photography꞉

WATERISLIFEbyLilianaOliveira

Fragrance꞉

MILANObyPrada

Song꞉

TimebyHansZimmer

Book꞉

TheOldManandtheSeabyErnestHemingway

Place꞉

Lousã,Portugal

Story꞉

LifeintheWater꞉Atlantis

(P)(C)2025

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Intheshimmeringdepthsofanendlesssea,there

existedarealmwhisperedofinlegendsand

dreams—thatofanunderwatercity,amajestic

kingdomembracedbythecurrents.Atlantis,an

etherealparadisemadeofglisteningwatersand

crystallinestructures,flourishedunderthelightthat

filteredfromabove.Itstowersroselikedelicate

sculptures,adornedwithiridescentcoralsand

sparklinggemsthatreflectedthehuesoftheocean,

creatingaworldofcolorandlife.

Inthisfantasticalworld,theinhabitantsmoved

gracefully,theirformselegantandfluid,blending

seamlesslywiththevibrantlifearoundthem.They

reveredwaternotonlyasasourceoflifebutasa

conduitofconnection,avitalessencethatintertwined

theirspiritswiththeocean’spulse.Schoolsoffish

dancedaroundthem,weavingthroughcoralgardens

thatthrivedwiththelaughterofluminouscreatures,

eachilluminatingthegentledarknessthatenveloped

thecity.

AttheheartofAtlantislayagreatfountain,a

magnificentstructuresculptedfromrarestonesthat

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glimmeredwitheveryhueimaginable.Here,thewater

bubbledandflowed,theessenceoflifeitselfcascading

injoyfularcsthatcastprismsoflightacrosstheplaza.

Itwassaidthatthisfountainheldthespiritofthe

ocean,itswatersalivingentitythatallowedthe

inhabitantstocommunewiththeveryheartbeatofthe

world.Eachdropcradledthememoriesofallwhohad

comebefore,alivinghistoryflowingthroughtheveins

ofAtlantis.

ThepeopleofAtlantisnurturedthisbondwithcare,

performingritualstohonorthewaterthatsustained

them,celebratingtheabundanceoflifeitoffered.

Everysunrisepaintedtheocean’ssurfaceinwarm

orangesanddelicatepinks,andtheinhabitantswould

gathertogivethankstothetides,gratefulforthegifts

bestoweduponthem.Theybelievedwaterwas

hope—theveryessencefromwhichtheirdreams

sprangforth,allowingthemtoexplorethefarthest

reachesoftheirkingdomandbeyond.

Yet,inthedepthsofthisvibrantparadise,shadows

writhedsilently.Forasthedenizensflourished,

somethingancientstirredbeneaththesurface,

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awakeningtotheirvibrantenergy.Adarknessthathad

longslumbered,deepintheocean’sembrace,beganto

unfurl,creepingsluggishlytowardtherealmoflight

andlife.Thewatersthatoncesparkledwithjoysoon

feltheavywithaportentousweight,atangibleshift

thatwouldgounnoticedbythosewhothrived.

Asseasonsstitchedthemselvesintothefabricoftime,

theinhabitantsbecameseducedbytheirown

abundance.Theychasedafterwonders,reaching

furtherintotheabysstounearththetreasuresburiedin

thedepths.Witheachexploration,theyunleashed

remnantsofancientmagic,artifactsfromatime

belongingtoacivilizationthathadexistedlongbefore

them—atimewhentheoceanhadbeenabenevolent

guardian.

Intheirinsatiablequestforknowledge,they

uncoveredsecretsthatwerenevermeanttoseethe

lightofday.Long‐forgottenwhispersofthedeep

echoedinthecurrentsastheytamperedwithpowerful

forces,unknowinglyinvitingthedarknesscloserto

theirshores.Wheretherehadoncebeenharmony,

tensionbegantotricklelikeaslowleak;thefountain's

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cheerfulgurglemorphedintoamutedgroan,andthe

radianthuesofthecoralbegantodim,slippinginto

shadow.

TheelementalspiritsthathadwatchedoverAtlantis

grewrestless,theirformsnowflickeringdimlyinthe

fadinglight.Theysensedtheturmoilbrewingwithin

thewatersandbegantowithdraw,retreatingintothe

farthestreachesoftheocean.Thecity,whose

foundationshadbeenbuiltuponfaithintheeternal

danceoflightandwater,nowfounditselfexposedto

theencroachinggloom.

Onefatefulday,atremorrippledthroughthevery

essenceofAtlantis,ashudderthatsurgedfromthe

ocean’sdepths,signalingthatthebalancehadtipped.

Themajestictowers,oncesymbolsofhopeandunity,

begantoleanprecariously,theironce‐proudforms

nowbendingbeneaththeweightofthedarknessthat

hadinfiltratedtheirhome.Thewatersthathadonce

seemedasolventofpeacenowchurnedangrily,urging

theinhabitantstotakeheedofthedangerclosingin.

Butitwastoolate.

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Witharoarthatechoedacrosstheocean,thedarkness

eruptedfromitsprison.Itsurgedforth,amassof

shadowsandchaos,envelopingthecityinitscold

embrace.ThevibrantlifeofAtlantisscreamedin

silenceastheshadowsinvadedtheirreality,snuffing

outthecolorsthathaddefinedtheirworld.The

crystallinestructurescrackedandcrumbled,collapsing

intoawhirlpoolofdestruction.

Inthatmoment,theinhabitantsrealizedthedepthof

theirfolly.Waterthatwasoncelifeandhopetwisted

intoaharbingerofruinastheverycurrentsturned

againstthem.Thevibrantfishthathaddancedwith

laughternowswamfrantically,searchingforrefuge,

onlytofallintothemawoftheinkydarkness.The

fountainatthecity’sheart,onceasourceofjoy,

shatteredwithadeafeningsilence,itsmemory

absorbedintothevoid.

AstheshadowsenvelopedAtlantis,theonce‐vibrant

dreamdissipatedintodespair.Aneeriestillnesssettled

overtheruins,thetwinklinglightsofbioluminescent

creaturesdimming,theirflickersswallowedwholeby

theencroachingdarkness.Whathadbeenarealmof

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harmonyhadturnedintoanabyssofregrets,the

echoesoflostlaughterdrownedbeneaththecrushing

weightofoblivion.

Timepassedinacruelcycle,thetidesrolling

mercilesslyovertheremnantsofwhatoncewas.The

ocean,nowshroudedinmourning,heldtighttothe

memoryofAtlantis—acautionarytalewhispered

throughthecurrents,areminderofwhathappened

whenhopeistaintedwithambition.

Inthedepthsofthesea,wherelightdarednottread,

theruinslaysilent,forevercursedbytheshadowsthey

hadonceembraced.Waterremainedlife,andit

remainedhope,butintheaftermath,ittransformed

intoareminderoffragility—abeaconofwhatwas

lost,aghostlysilentwitnesstothedreamsofa

civilizationthatdancedtooclosetotheabyss.Andso,

Atlantisbecameonewiththeocean,aforgottendream

veiledinmysteryandmelancholy,foreverboundto

thecurrentsthatcarriedwhispersofitstragicfate.

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