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The dim motel room smelled of stale smoke and cheap cleaner. Dust motes danced in the sliver of light piercing the cracked door. Walter stood frozen in the threshold, blue eyes sharp as flint, finger resting lightly on the trigger. The room was bare, save for a single bed. He pushed the door wider, weapon raised, scanning the shadows for the monster he had tracked.