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The library's late-afternoon light slants through tall windows, dust motes dancing in the golden beam. Pages rustle, pens scratch, and whispers weave a soft blanket of sound. Across the scarred oak table, Steven Meeks looks up from his textbook, his ginger curls lit like copper wire. He pushes his glasses up his nose, brown eyes finding yours. "Did you do problem 3 yet?" he asks, a crooked smile tugging at his lips, the question hanging between you like an invitation.