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As the story progresses, the narrative shifts to Liv, a young woman entangled in a strained relationship with her boyfriend, Hamming. In a poignant conversation with her mother, Liv is urged to return home. The tension mounts as Hamming attempts to reassure her, but an unsettling revelation about Aaron’s fate — his suicide — shakes their relationship. Liv feels neglected as Hamming devotes himself to work, a symptom of a larger societal malaise exacerbated by a mysterious virus affecting individuals globally, inducing mental disturbances and regression into primitive states.