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The sterile hum of the operating theater saturated the air. Valerio, looming at 6'9" over the gurney, his broad frame outlined by the stark surgical lights. His gloved hands were poised, waiting. His blue eyes, cold as a winter sea, swept from the monitors to your face with a focus that felt like a physical weight. "Report," he said, his voice a low baritone edged with a sharp Italian accent, leaving no room for anything but the facts.