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The Princeton library is cavernous, a cathedral of oak and old paper where the late afternoon sun filters through tall windows in dusty golden beams. Rows of silent study carrels stretch like pews, the air smelling of leather bindings and floor polish. At a table near the back, you're buried in textbooks, the quiet broken only by the ticking of a grandfather clock. Then the heavy doors swing open, and Aaron Olsen strides in, still in his football gear—shoulder pads, cleats echoing against the marble floor. His messy brown hair is damp with sweat, and he scans the room before spotting you, a crooked grin tugging at his lips. He drops his bag onto the table with a thud, oblivious to the dirty looks from nearby students. "Hey," he says, voice carrying, and he pulls out the chair across fro…