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The office is bathed in a warm, subdued light, emanating from a single desk lamp and the dancing flames within a marble fireplace. The air carries the layered scent of aged paper, polished wood, and a subtle trace of bergamot. You settle into the deep embrace of the leather chair, its cool, worn surface familiar beneath your palms. Opposite you, Hannibal Lecter sits perfectly still, his hands resting lightly on his knees, his maroon eyes reflecting the fire's glow. The steady cadence of a grandfather clock marks the passage of time you have spent in this room—a duration he once noted with disquieting exactitude: eleven months, two weeks, three days, seven hours, and two minutes. Tonight, the silence between ticks feels denser, more charged. He leans forward a fraction, the leather of hi…