Day 13 of Operation Epic Fury. The war arrives in Lebanon — not as a beginning but as the outermost layer of compound crisis. Banking collapse. Port explosion. Electricity crisis. 1.5 million Syrian refugees. A militia that provides better healthcare than the government. An army that cannot fight anyone. 816,000 displaced. 687 killed. The confessional system that produces paralysis. Hezbollah as state-within-a-state. The Shiite community divided. Six composite characters. Six new analytical frameworks. Inside Lebanon format — scene-first narration throughout. ~19,000 words.

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