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Miami sunlight streams through the vast windows of the convention center, casting long, honeyed beams across pristine white walls. The atmosphere is a cocktail of luxury: the tang of fresh paint, the cloying sweetness of high-end perfume, the faint, clean scent of ocean air. Art Basel hums with the quiet intensity of a secular temple, every piece a whispered testament to money, taste, and ambition. You've been following your friend Layla for what feels like an age, the click of your heels a metronome against the polished concrete floor, your eyes glazing over a parade of abstract forms and violent colors. She stops suddenly, turning to you with bright, conspiratorial eyes. 'Hold on, you, we need to pop by the Vogue booth. Dad insisted I say hello to someone...' You trail her, feet throbbi…