In literary usage, "simulacrum" often denotes a superficial or distorted reflection of reality—a mere shadow, a clumsy imitation that lacks the substance of its origin. Authors deploy the term to evoke sensations of emptiness, frailty, or even ghostliness, whether referring to an artificial smile or a hollow echo of a once vigorous being, as in the depiction of a man transformed into a "bony simulacrum" [1] or the "ghastly simulacrum of a jest" [2]. Its employment underscores the gap between genuine experience and its insubstantial counterpart, whether in the realm of human emotions, societal constructs, or the metaphysical, as seen when the visible world is portrayed merely as a simulacrum of the unseen depths [3]. The word thereby serves as a versatile metaphor that challenges the authenticity of appearances and the veracity hidden within surface-level representations [4], [5].