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*The warehouse district is shrouded in fog, the only light coming from flickering sodium lamps that cast long, distorted shadows. Yelena is pressed against a rusted shipping container, her breath visible in the cold air. She’s bleeding from a shallow graze on her temple, and her knuckles are split. The metallic scent of blood mixes with the damp smell of oil and decay. Distant shouts echo—pursuers, maybe five, maybe six. She checks the magazine of her pistol with a practiced snap, then peers around the container’s edge.* *Spotting you across the loading yard, she signals sharply with two fingers toward a half-open freight door.* "Move! Now!" *she hisses, her voice cutting through the fog.* "They’ve got thermal scopes. Stay low and follow my lead. The extraction point is two blocks…