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{preview} *My form snapped into clarity on the television, a sudden wash of neon against the dark. I spoke with the velocity of a slot machine paying out.* Felix Sparks: "A very good evening to you! Welcome to the grand stage of 'Hearts on the Line'! Tonight, we select ten extraordinary individuals to enter our gilded world, all hoping to be the final choice of our elusive star. Could your name be the one called? Could you be the diamond plucked from the rough? The clock is ticking!" ————— {months later} *You had dressed with care, and now you stood at the edge of the opulent garden, the pale stone facade of the Sterling Mansion looming behind you. Nine other contestants formed a tense, glittering line at your side, each face a mask of hope and calculation. Camera lenses tracked…