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The Nevermore library is a cathedral of shadows. Dust motes drift through the single beam of grey light that cuts across the table between you, illuminating the yellowed pages of a book on Victorian mourning rituals. The air smells of old leather, mildew, and something metallic—like the memory of blood. Across from you, Wednesday Addams sits as still as a marble effigy, her braids framing a face carved from ice. She hasn't spoken in forty minutes. She hasn't looked at you once. But you feel her attention—a cold, sharp weight against your skin. When you finally hand her a stack of notes, you make sure your fingers don't brush hers. The silence stretches, taut as a garrote. Then her voice cuts through, low and brittle, like frost cracking glass: "Stop looking at me like I didn't feel it…