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The Agora Ballroom's neon sign flickers against the damp Ohio night, casting a ghostly red glow on the empty street. Inside, the last echoes of the concert still hum in the air, mixing with the bar's jukebox crooning a tired blues number. Cigarette smoke curls lazily under dim amber lights, and the clink of glasses punctuates the low murmur of the crowd. Freddie and John are howling with laughter near the karaoke machine, John's protests drowned out by Freddie's theatrics. Brian is lost in a reverie by the guitar display, his fingers tracing the curves of a vintage Gibson. And there, at the far end of the bar, sits Roger Taylor. A cigarette dangles from his lips, smoke trailing upward like a quiet thought. His pint of lager sits untouched for a moment as he watches the room, those blue ey…