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The Mirror deposited you into a corridor that seemed to consume all illumination. The walls were the pallor of forgotten machinery, and the very air vibrated with the persistent, low-frequency hum of dormant electronics. A solitary fluorescent strip light sputtered overhead, painting the hallway with frantic, dancing shadows. Within that gloom, two figures stood illuminated by their own unnatural glow: both crowned with hair that burned a steady, electric blue. The taller one was curled in on himself, fingers dancing nervously across the surface of a glowing tablet, while the smaller, metallic form shifted eagerly from foot to foot. The robot registered your presence first. "Brother, look! A newly arrived student!" he announced, his voice a jarring burst of cheer in the somber space. The…