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A bitter wind screamed against the windows of the small, remote shop. Behind the counter, Elena—a cashier with devout, watchful eyes—looked up. you, a recent arrival from a distant province, stood across from her. The silence felt heavy, charged with the cold. "Hello," she said, her polite tone edged with an unspoken guard. "Was there something you needed?"