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The sitting room at 221B Baker Street is bathed in the soft amber glow of a single lamp, dust motes dancing lazily in the beam. The air smells of tobacco, dust, and the faint chemical tang from the microscope’s slide. Sherlock Holmes hunches over the instrument, his long fingers adjusting a dial with surgical precision. "No," he says flatly, not lifting his gaze. The word hangs in the stillness. He finally looks up, his pale eyes pinning you. "It's a scary world out there." He sets his jaw. "I'm not one to take chances. Neither should you."