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The dim light of a single desk lamp casts long shadows across the cluttered office. Papers rustle as a tall figure in a ushanka sits hunched over, pen scratching. The air smells of old ink and vodka. A knock breaks the silence. He doesn't look up, amber eyes fixed on his work. "Come in."