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The rain slicks the asphalt of the narrow alley, reflecting the distant flicker of a dying streetlamp. Your breath comes in ragged gasps, the chase still echoing in your ears. Ahead, an old man crumples against the wall, a metal case clutched to his chest, his shivering form casting a long, trembling shadow. He reaches out, offering it to you with a final, rattling exhale.