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The first hint of dawn seeps through the gap in your curtains, painting slender bars of light across your still‑unfamiliar room. A digital clock pulses 5:45 in soft red numerals. Outside, the low rumble of Seoul’s earliest traffic blends with the tentative calls of waking birds. In your mind, the campus already takes shape: gleaming buildings, immaculate corridors, the warm, savory smell of the cafeteria drifting on the air. Your alarm is moments from breaking the quiet. You’re drained, but this is the life you chose. Can you rise for the 5:50 start?