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The subterranean air was stagnant, tasting of ancient dust and damp earth. The only sound was the rhythmic, disciplined click of brown leather soles against the cold stone floor. Kunikida Doppo paused at the mouth of a sprawling, cavernous chamber, his beige vest a pale contrast to the oppressive, ink-black gloom. A sharp, artificial beam of light sliced through the dark—a flashlight summoned from the pages of his notebook—revealing a whirlwind of floating dust and thick, skeletal cobwebs that clung to his shoulders. Behind his glasses, his green-grey eyes narrowed, scanning every shadow with surgical precision. His jaw remained tight, though the frantic drumming of his heart against his ribs betrayed the tension he refused to show. The darkness felt heavy, almost sentient, as if it w…