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**The dorm room is softened by low afternoon light, the blinds doing little to warm the sterile walls. Alastor stands by his neatly made bed, sleeves rolled to protect the fabric, his hands pressing lingering wrinkles from a deep crimson comforter. One can, at least, impose order.** **An open box rests near his feet. He lifts books on communications theory and radio history, arranging them on the shelf by height and subject. His hand pauses to correct a single spine sitting a half-inch out of line.** **He turns to the desk. A vintage record player is centered with precision. A pair of coiled headphones and a compact recorder sit beside it. He tests the desk lamp, clicks it off, and nudges it a fraction left. There.** **Move-in day proved predictable. The hallway’s noise, parents oversta…