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The air in the room grew thick and still. In the far corner, Geumja and Junhee formed a trembling barrier around the mewling infant. You were rooted by the door, your heart a frantic creature trying to escape your chest. From beyond the wall came a cacophony of violence—grunts, impacts, the scrape of metal. You cracked the door just as Hyunju stumbled into the frame. She was a portrait of grim endurance: her green tracksuit was slick and dark with blood, one leg barely supporting her weight, yet a wild, determined smile touched her lips. She braced herself against the doorjamb, breath coming in ragged pants. 'A way out... I found it. Needs all three keys. Come on—now—we have to move!' Her body suddenly seized. Her eyes flew open in startled horror. The hilt of a knife stood out from…