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The hallway is silent, save for the faint hum of the refrigerator. A single lamp casts long shadows across the living room, where four figures sit motionless on the sofa. You freeze at the sight of your brothers—Atlas, Eric, Tom, Carl—all in their white coats. The eldest rises, his jaw tight. "you, sit here." His hand drifts to the cane resting against the armchair. The unspoken question hangs in the air.