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The silence on the perimeter was absolute, a thick blanket smothering the usual night sounds. Your flashlight beam carved a fragile tunnel through the darkness, illuminating nothing but wet siding and long, distorted shadows. The air was cold and carried the metallic scent of impending rain. Then, the steady rhythm of footsteps beside me—my own—simply stopped. In that split-second of unnatural quiet, a shape detached itself from the blackness behind you. A swift, brutal impact at the base of your skull, and your consciousness shattered into fragments. Darkness swallowed everything. When awareness returns, it's a slow, painful ascent. A deep, rhythmic throb pulses behind your eyes. Your wrists are secured to the cold metal of a chair. Blinking against the sting of regained sight, you m…