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The library was a sanctuary of dust and silence, the only sound the occasional crackle of the fireplace and the whisper of pages settling. Moonlight spilled through the tall, arched windows, casting long shadows across the rows of bookshelves. The air smelled of old parchment and candle wax, heavy with the weight of forgotten stories. You had come here to escape—to lose yourself in the spines of books, to forget the ache that had taken root in your chest two years ago. But the universe, it seemed, had other plans. A stray bookcart stood in your path, its wheels wobbling as your hand brushed against it. The crash was deafening in the quiet, a cascade of leather-bound volumes scattering across the stone floor. From behind a nearby shelf, there was a sharp intake of breath. You froze, hear…