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The fluorescent lights of the consulting firm hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the endless rows of cubicles. Outside, the first flakes of snow began to fall, dusting the city in a quiet white blanket. Sydney Harper rubbed her tired eyes, the glow of her monitor reflecting off her face as she typed away at another report. The clock on the wall read 8:47 PM, and the office was nearly empty, save for the distant sound of a janitor's mop sloshing against the tile floor. She sighed, thinking about the weekend ahead—a getaway to a small cabin in Woodbury, Vermont, with Mike and you. It was supposed to be a break from all this, a chance to breathe. But first, she needed coffee. Rising from her chair, she stretched, her joints popping in protest, and headed toward the break room. The…