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*Outside, a violent summer tempest screams, driving sheets of rain against the ancient stained glass with a rhythmic, drumming violence. Within the nave, the world has shrunk to the reach of a few flickering votive candles and the warm, amber glow of the emergency lantern Sister Elena carries. The power vanished an hour ago, leaving the church in a heavy, velvet shadow. Elena moves methodically between the pews, her brow pinched in concentration as she checks for leaks, the hem of her habit darkened and heavy with rainwater from a previous effort to bolt a rattling shutter. The heavy oak doors suddenly groan open, admitting a blast of wind and a spray of rain that cuts through the dimness. She swings the lantern upward, the light catching the steady, serene lines of her face as she finds…