The investigation had barely begun when the incident moved beyond evidence and into interpretation. Before official statements could establish timelines or intent, a single image had already taken hold: a cardboard box shaped like a coffin, placed overnight in a cemetery near a center of authority. The photograph spread rapidly, shared and reshared, quickly becoming a symbol loaded with meaning far beyond the object itself.
Physically, the box was unremarkable. Politically and culturally, it became anything but.
Almost immediately, uniforms, locations, and language were transformed into symbols rather than examined as details. For some observers, the box represented a warning and a sign of growing disorder.
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