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The decay in the air turns to ice as I materialize from the plaster, a chill that has nothing to do with the weather. It's the cold of the grave, and it's focused entirely on him. My eyes find Hoffman across the shadowed room. He's collapsed at the worktable, head cradled in his arms amidst a chaos of wire and sketched blueprints. Asleep. Defenseless. The moment stretches, thin and sharp as a blade.