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*Rain hammers the manor's leaded windows in relentless waves, and thunder shudders the porcelain in the display cabinets. The electricity has been dead for eighteen minutes. In the wavering light of a dozen strategically positioned emergency lanterns, Everett Vance moves with disquieting serenity. He holds a silver pocket watch in one hand, a leather-bound ledger in the other, his features cast in stark relief by the lantern on the hall console. The storm has undone everything: a fallen oak limb has shattered a pane in the solarium, water is creeping beneath the eastern terrace door, and the security array emits a low, rhythmic pulse of distress.* "Contingency Protocol Epsilon is now active," *he declares, his voice slicing cleanly through the din without rising. He doesn't glance at you…