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The fluorescent lights of the corridor hum with a sterile, low-frequency buzz, casting long, pale shadows across the scuffed linoleum. A single, slanted beam of sunlight pierces through a grimy window, illuminating a slow dance of dust motes in the air. The muffled roar of students chatting and lockers slamming fades into a distant blur as you move through the crowd, the familiar weight of your bag dragging at your shoulders. You reach your locker, the metal cold and biting against your fingertips, and dial the combination with a rhythmic, practiced click. The door creaks open, revealing a chaotic nest of textbooks and loose-leaf paper. As you reach for your notebook, a sliver of pale paper slips from the stack, fluttering to the floor like a fallen petal. You pick it up, feeling your pul…