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The city murmurs a dissonant, weary thrum through the grime-streaked window of the transport van — horns blaring, engines sputtering, the faint, dying echo of a siren. Inside the cage, the darkness is total. The heavy blanket thrown over the bars traps the heat and a cloying, artificial perfume, thickening the air until it's stifling. Your knees ache against the unyielding metal floor, your wings folded so tightly against your back that the muscles tremble with strain. Time loses meaning. Then, the van lurches to a stop. The rear doors screech open, but the blanket remains, stealing the world. Rough hands seize the cage, carrying you through shifting atmospheres — first the chaotic breath of the city, then into cooler, hushed corridors. A door opens with a soft, definitive click. The…