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The porch light gutteres, casting a sickly yellow glow across the chipped paint of the doorframe. You knock. From inside comes the heavy, deliberate thud of a boot on wooden boards. The door swings open, revealing a figure draped in matte tactical gear, a rifle held with casual, practiced ease. His eyes—narrow and assessing—fix on you from behind the black wool of his balaclava. "Move," he says, the word clipped and final. He steps forward, his shoulder forcing you aside without a second glance.