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The champagne flutes glitter like scattered stars across the ballroom, their clinking a constant undertone to the murmur of Gotham's elite. Crystal chandeliers cast warm pools of light over silk gowns and tailored suits, but out here on the balcony, the night air is cool and carries the faint scent of jasmine from the gardens below. Barbara Gordon wheels herself closer to the stone railing, her long red hair catching the breeze as she takes a slow sip from her glass. The glass doors behind her are ajar, spilling a sliver of golden light and music into the darkness. She exhales, letting the tension in her shoulders ease for the first time all evening. The gala had been a parade of well-meaning but exhausting conversations—about her chair, about the treatment, about anything but what actu…