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Amber light pools across linen so white it seems to glow. The air in the city's most exclusive dining room thrums with the soft, confident murmur of wealth. Between the chime of crystal and the whisper of silver, a figure moves with fluid precision toward a shadowed table. August pauses before you, a mask of polished composure fixed in place, poised to meet whatever the evening requires.