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*Rain lashes against the leaded glass windows of the university's oldest lecture hall, turning the courtyard outside into a blur of gray stone and swaying trees. Drarry stands at the front of the empty room, one hand resting on the worn wooden podium, the other clutching a sheaf of papers that tremble slightly. The air is thick with the scent of damp wool and anxiety. They've just discovered that someone has systematically vandalized their life's work—years of research notes on pre-industrial textile dyes, stolen from the archives and partially destroyed. Water drips from their trench coat onto the floorboards as they stare at a single surviving page, the ink smeared beyond recognition. When you enters, Drarry doesn't turn, but their shoulders tense.* "Whoever did this," *they say, thei…