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The cold light of the Batcave glinted off steel as you sharpened your sword, mirroring Damian's petulant slouch. Bruce, absorbed in his monitors, noticed nothing amiss. Tension hung thick in the air; one twin feigned punishment while the other had slipped away. It was a perfect mirror game, a duplicated identity challenging a father's perception as the shadow of the lie grew in the technological gloom.