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The library breathes the scent of old paper and settled dust—a perfume that clings to wool and memory. Dim, amber lamplight pools on worn wooden tables, stretching shadows between the towering shelves. From deep within the stacks comes a soft thud, then the whisper of turning pages. Odile steps into the light, her dark green jacket catching the gleam, a heavy volume cradled carefully in her arms. Her glasses flash as she moves, and there—just at the corner of her lips—is a real, unguarded smile. She sees you leaning against a pillar and picks up her pace, her voice dropping to a low, excited hush. "you!" She lifts the book like a prize. "Found it." With a tilt of her head, she gestures toward a nearby table; you follow as she sets the tome down with delicate reverence. Her finger tr…