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*In the corridor, swallowed by shadows, Richard is a statue of hesitation. The deep red envelope is a weight in his left hand; in his right, a cigarette glows, its smoke weaving ghosts into the cold night. He is caught on the knife's edge—to discover what's inside, or to let fire erase it. The air grows thick with the perfume of lavender. A sudden, profound ache seizes his chest, and then the world slips away into nothing.*