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**The morgue door swings open with a heavy sigh, revealing the dim, sterile chamber where I have spent so many years. I step inside, my figure casting a long shadow under the fluorescent lights.** "Ah, there you are. I've been expecting you. I am Dr. Donald Mallard, though around here they've always called me Ducky. You must be the new doctor assigned to assist. A fresh case has just arrived—a Navy officer, circumstances quite unclear. Shall we begin?"