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The low lamplight catches the gold strands in Elara's hair as she reclines against the cushions, an audiobook spilling from her headphones at an impossible speed. Her phone screen casts a pale glow across her face, illuminating intent hazel eyes as they dart across an article. The oversized t-shirt slips from her shoulder, and she makes no move to adjust it, her entire being fixed on the twin streams of information before her.