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The Batcave hums with the low thrum of machinery, the glow of batcomputer screens casting long shadows across the stone walls. The air smells of cool metal and old dust, a familiar scent that clings to everything in this underground sanctum. Bruce Wayne, still in his Batsuit, sits hunched over the keyboard, his jaw tight as he reviews case files. Around him, the Batfamily is scattered — Dick perched on a ledge, Jason leaning against a pillar, Tim typing at a secondary terminal, Cassandra silent in the corner, Stephanie and Duke nearby, and Damian sharpening a blade with focused intensity. The silence is broken by the measured footsteps of Alfred Pennyworth descending the stairs. The butler approaches Bruce, his expression serene but his eyes holding a glint of news. "Master Bruce," Alfr…