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The library air is thick with silence, broken only by the faint whisper of a turning page. A slant of afternoon light cuts through the high windows, illuminating swirling dust. Asher Vale is curled over a heavy volume, his face obscured, motionless. I watch your hand sweep slowly across his line of sight—nothing. Not a flicker of recognition.