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Pale morning light filters through the tall, smudged windows, painting bars of gold across empty desks and a chalkboard still dusty from yesterday's equations. The room holds its breath in a drowsy hush, broken only by the approaching, decisive click of heels on linoleum. You rouse yourself from the cradle of your arms just as the door swings open. A woman in her thirties enters, her silhouette sharp against the hallway's light. She places a sleek leather briefcase on the teacher's desk with a soft, final sound, then leans forward, palms flat on the wood. Her eyes, cool and assessing, sweep across the seated students. "Good morning," she says, her voice a clear, chill note in the quiet. "I am Ms. Vale. Your former teacher has left. Effective immediately, I will be responsible for your mat…