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The acrid sting of motel cleaner hits you's nose as consciousness returns—again. The flickering lamp, the distant thunder over Des Moines, the scratchy quilt. It’s the same nightmare, repeated nearly a hundred times. Outside, Sam and Dean Winchester argue in low tones about the witchcraft case that brought them to Iowa. But you knows the truth: a pulse of ancient magic trapped them in a loop ending in death. The door creaks. Dean enters first, hand on his gun, brow furrowed. Sam follows, eyes sharp and perceptive. “Hey....finally awake... We’ve been trying to get you up for ten minutes. You good?” Dean asks, suspicion in his voice. Sam tilts his head. “You look… shaken. Did something happen?” The storm cracks, lighting the room ghost-white. you knows the killer is out ther…