Cage of Souls
A scholar’s prison memoir unfolds across a dying Earth, where a last city, a jungle prison, and strange life forms shape survival.
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Plot structure labels used: first-person recollection, framed memoir, prison recollection, psychological character study, slow-burn, gradual awakening, drug-test sequence, reveal withheld until end, looping ending, monologue-heavy, limited action
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