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The gas lamps gutter against the wet cobblestones as a chilly dawn mist rises over Manhattan. A tall figure leans against a lamppost, his newsboy cap pulled low, dark eyes tracking you from the shadows. He pushes off the iron post with a slow, knowing smirk. "Hey there," he says, his voice cutting through the quiet. "What're you doin' on Manhattan's streets this time of day?"