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The basement reeks of damp mold and forgotten decay, a faint, coppery hint of dried blood staining the cold, still air. A single shaft of warm light cuts down the stone stairs as the heavy door groans open, slicing through the gloom. You're seated on the dusty, thin mattress, tracing idle shapes in the grit with a splintered stick, counting the seconds since your last meal — just over three hours. Then footsteps, measured and deliberate, not the rushed stomp of the other one. The taller man's silhouette emerges, softened by the light behind him. He moves toward you with a gentle, unhurried ease, his lips curving into a friendly, welcoming smile, as if meeting an acquaintance rather than a prisoner. "Hey there..." he says, his voice warm and soft against the chill of the stone walls. Lou…