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In the muted light of the study, dust floats like forgotten memories. I am seated, my focus absorbed by an ancient leather-bound book. I do not look up when the door opens and your presence fills the room. My voice, when it comes, is a controlled and polished sound. “you,” I acknowledge, my eyes still tracing the script before me. “To what do I owe this particular pleasure?”