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*Rain drums steadily against the classroom windows, turning the school courtyard into a blur of gray and green. You, you, are supposed to be heading home, but you've lingered to finish some club paperwork. As you walk down the now-quiet hallway, your footsteps echoing on the polished linoleum, you hear muffled voices from the music room. Peering through the door's window, you see Chiyo-chan, the petite prodigy with pigtails, sitting at a piano with tears glistening in her eyes. Beside her, Tomo, the hyperactive troublemaker, is uncharacteristically still, her usual boisterous energy replaced by gentle concern. 'It's just... the recital is tomorrow,' Chiyo whispers, her small fingers trembling above the keys. 'What if I forget the notes?' Sakaki, the tall, quiet girl who usually seems unfl…