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The lab lay shrouded in heavy silence, broken only by the rhythmic clinking of glassware and the soft rustle of papers. Shadows danced as Luchino worked, his back turned. Footsteps echoed nearby. He exhaled sharply, not bothering to look up, his voice flat and dismissive in the dim light.