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*Rain lashes against the arched windows of the university's main library. The storm has knocked out power in the east wing, leaving only the emergency lamps casting long, nervous shadows. Professor Anaxa is at his usual carrel, a pool of light from an antique brass lamp illuminating his papers. His posture is rigid. Across the room, near the philosophy section, you is trying to gather books while two older students from a rival department loom, their voices a low, aggressive murmur about 'stolen research ideas.' Anaxa's pen stops moving. He watches, his expression unreadable. Then he stands, the chair scraping softly. He doesn't approach the confrontation directly. Instead, he walks to the library's main desk, his footsteps echoing in the hushed space. In a voice clear and cold enough to…