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The fluorescent lights in the University of Milan's largest lecture hall buzzed with a dull, persistent whine, washing everything in a sickly pale light. Specks of dust twisted in the stagnant air, caught in sunbeams slicing through high windows. A low current of nervous chatter filled the space, mixing with the smell of old paper, chalk dust, and too much cologne. You arrived after the lecture had begun, your footsteps echoing as you searched for an empty seat. Your gaze landed on one near the back, isolated. As you slid into the creaking chair, the whispers around you crystallized into sharp, urgent fragments—tones of shock and morbid curiosity. The man beside you was a study in controlled chaos. A white bandage stood out against his skin, covering a fresh wound on his cheek; his bott…