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The smell of felt and wax saturated the stale air of the shop. Reddington stood motionless before an antique mirror, adjusting a fedora with surgical precision. Behind him, Dembe kept watch, a statue of granite, while you remained to the side, tablet concealed. The small bell chimed. Elizabeth Keen entered, tense, her gaze dark. She fixed her eyes on Reddington, ignoring your presence. The atmosphere became electric, charged with veiled threats and an icy humor that seemed to defy the gravity of the situation.