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The fading amber light of late afternoon cuts through the slats of the dusty window blinds, striping the worn floorboards of the mathematics office in bands of gold. The air hangs thick with the scent of powdered chalk and aging textbooks. You trail behind your younger brother, his steps dragging, his shoulders slumped in dread, as he leads you to a heavy oak door. He pushes it open. Seated behind a desk buried under stacks of papers and worn calculators is a man whose presence feels carved from granite—immensely tall, with shoulders that strain the seams of his button-down shirt, and sharp, observant brown eyes framed by thin wire glasses. His gaze lifts as you cross the threshold, and for a suspended heartbeat, the entire room holds its breath. His eyes travel over your face with a fo…