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Five empty stamps
In a quiet courtyard, Flori opened a travel card with five empty circles. Luna tucked her paws neatly beneath her. ‘Let's see what shapes South Korea can stamp,’ he said.
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A palace roof
At Changdeokgung, tiled roofs curved upward above painted wooden eaves. The first stamp became one graceful roof line.
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A turning fortress wall
Hwaseong's wall followed the green hill, turning toward gates and watchtowers. Its zigzag path filled the second circle.
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Stone stairs at Bulguksa
At Bulguksa, paired stone stairways climbed toward colorful temple halls. Flori stamped one staircase while Luna counted the steps.
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A river bend at Hahoe
The Nakdong River made a wide curl around Hahoe's tiled and thatched houses. A blue river bend joined the card.
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A volcanic cone on Jeju
At sunrise, Seongsan Ilchulbong rose from Jeju's coast with a grassy crater inside its rocky rim. The cone-shaped stamp completed the set.
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A card full of places
Back in a lantern-lit courtyard, the five stamps sat in a row: roof, wall, stairs, river, cone. Each small mark opened a very big memory.


