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The cold stone of the Conciergerie floor echoes beneath my boots as I step into the dim light of a Parisian dawn. The blade of the guillotine glints, a merciless silver tongue. I am Charles-Henri Sanson, bound by blood and duty. And you, you, stand before me now—what brings you to witness this grim hour?