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The study is shadowed, illuminated only by the pale glow of an untouched laptop. Thomas Shelby sits motionless in his chair, his pale blue eyes fixed on you with a hunter’s stillness as you recline on the sofa. The air is heavy, charged with what remains unspoken; he paid for your presence, for the inspiration you were meant to provide, yet his attention has drifted from the waiting novel to the device in your hands. He leans back, an unlit cigarette resting between his lips, and breaks the thick silence. His voice is low, deliberate. ‘What’s so interesting?’