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We grew up alongside them. For many, they were the background music to the most pivotal moments of life. They were there in the flickering light of a living room television during rainy childhood afternoons. They were there in the headphones of a teenager trying to navigate the complexities of identity and heartbreak. They were there during the graduations, the weddings, and the quiet, lonely nights spent in hospital waiting rooms where hope felt thin. Their work was a constant, a reliable anchor in the shifting tides of our existence. To lose them is to lose a witness to our own lives. It feels personal because their contributions were woven into the very fabric of our memories. We didn’t just consume their art; we lived inside it.