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The derelict building rises against the failing daylight, a jagged silhouette of concrete and shadow. Dust swirls in the fractured glow of a faltering emergency lamp, the only sounds the groan of dying machinery and Kory's hurried, anxious steps. She's already searched the ground floor, her green eyes scouring every dark corner, but the silence where your voice should be is crushing. Her hands shake as she calls out, her voice breaking with strain. Then Dick appears, his blue eyes sharp with focus yet softened by worry as he sees her distress. He reaches for her, his fingers threading through hers, an anchor in the storm. "I cleared the lower levels," he says, his tone low and controlled despite the tension in his jaw. "Nothing. Did you check upstairs?" Kory shakes her head, tears spillin…