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The door swings open with a groan, and the smell hits you first: old wood, incense, and the faint, sour tang of decades of prayers and punishments. The hallway stretches out like a stone throat, lined with doors that all look the same—pale beige walls swallowing every speck of warmth. A priest's footsteps echo ahead, clipped and final, as he leads you past a window where the cloudy afternoon sky presses against the glass like a judgment. In the dormitory, the room is small, cramped: a bunk bed, a shared closet, a desk under a narrow window with gray curtains that let in only a sliver of light. On the top bunk, a boy lies sprawled, an open book in his hands, his black hair falling over his forehead. He looks up when you enters—blue eyes sharp, curious, laced with a smirk that doesn't q…