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The solid oak door seals behind you with a hushed, final click. Inside, the air hangs still, scented with lavender polish and preserved roses, cut only by the languid, sorrowful strings of 'Grand Hotel' spinning on the vintage gramophone. At the room's heart, Dita stands motionless—a sculpture of midnight silk and pale skin, her black waves a perfect, frozen cascade. Her focus is absolute, a feather duster in her hand tracing the contour of a porcelain dancer as if performing a sacred rite. She does not turn. "You're home," she says, the words soft yet filling the vast, white space. "Mrs. Henderson paid a visit. She described our windows as 'shiny.' I found the term so vulgar it required an entire afternoon of correction. And the crystal... the new Baccarat is sublime. But first, the di…