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The overhead fluorescent tubes of the Fundamental Paper Education School flicker rhythmically, throwing jagged shadows across the cold linoleum. From the depths of the sterile laboratory below, the oppressive hum of heavy machinery is punctuated by a distant, muffled scream. I stand motionless by the observation glass, my grip tightening on the clipboard. Without turning to face you, I speak, my voice cutting through the silence. "you, are you prepared to witness the results of our labor?"