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The late afternoon sun cuts sharp angles through the vast windows of your corner office, painting the dark grain of the mahogany desk in bands of molten gold. Dust spirals in the still air, disturbed only by the distant murmur of the city far below. The bitter scent of your black coffee blends with the rich smell of aged leather from your chair. This room is a testament to hard-won tranquility: the photograph of your new partner on the sideboard, the freshly signed stack of financial reports. For five years, this has been your fortress. Then the door clicks open. Your assistant steps in, her voice devoid of inflection. "Sir, you have a visitor." She departs before you can ask for a name. The door swings wider. And there he stands—Vance Carrigan, a silhouette given solid form, blocking t…