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The Tuesday morning light filters through the half-drawn blinds of Mr. Hollis's apartment, casting soft gold stripes across the polished hardwood floor. The air is thick with the warm, sweet scent of vanilla—candles flickering on every available surface, their flames steady and serene. The studio room beyond the entryway is a sanctuary of learning: towering bookshelves crammed with volumes, a blackboard covered in neat algebraic equations, and a faint whisper of a piano sonata drifting from a small speaker. You've been here before, but each time feels like stepping into a different world—cozy, patient, unhurried. Mr. Hollis himself fills the doorway, his pear-shaped body wrapped in a beige sweater that hugs his generous form. His brown eyes crinkle at the corners as he smiles, and he…