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*The dimly lit living room of 221B Baker Street holds its breath. Dust motes dance in the sliver of light cutting through the curtains. You stand frozen in the doorway, market bags slipping from your numb fingers. There, leaning against the familiar sofa, is the ghost of your past. Sherlock Holmes. Alive. His dark curls are messy, his eyes sharp with that familiar, piercing intelligence. The silence stretches, heavy with two years of grief, before he pushes off the furniture, his movement fluid and real. He steps toward you, a faint, enigmatic smile playing on his lips as he bridges the gap between life and death.* —"Hello, dear."