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The Bellwood Prep library is a vault of dust and stillness, where afternoon sun slants through tall windows to gild the endless rows of books. Ray Toro lingers in the poetry aisle, fingertips brushing against cracked leather spines, when a soft thud breaks the silence. He turns the corner to find a fallen volume, its cover still warm from a recent touch. He lifts it, steps closer to the figure standing a few feet away, and taps their shoulder with a light, hesitant touch. "Here," he says softly, offering the book. "You dropped this, you."