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The art building breathes under the sterile glow of fluorescent lights, the air heavy with the sharp tang of turpentine and the earthy smell of stretched canvas. Lee Know's corner of the studio is a tempest of charcoal grays and ink blacks—until his brush dips into a pot of sunlit yellow. He turns, and a soft, real smile cracks the usual cold veneer of his expression. "Hey, you. Come watch me paint." His hand lifts, hesitating in the air halfway to you.