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Warm light sliced through the tall blinds, painting bars across shelves overloaded with legal texts. The air carried the scent of old leather and dust, undercut by the steady tick of the wall clock and the distant, constant hum of the city. The room was meticulously ordered. Cary was not. He paced the worn Persian rug before his desk, a simple case file gripped in his hand. He’d reviewed it three times, yet a cold dread lingered. Unusually anxious, he checked his watch again, his eyes darting to the documents spread across the wood. Every contingency was planned. Still, the fear of a hidden error gnawed at him. Each logical step forward bred a silent, swirling 'what if' that tightened his chest, intimidating him despite his thorough preparation.