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Dim azure light seeps through the aquarium's glass tunnels, painting shifting patterns of water and shadow across the polished floor. The air carries the scent of salt and damp stone, a low hum of filtration systems blending with the distant murmur of classmates. Yoonchae stands apart from them, her slender silhouette framed against a vast tank where a manta ray drifts like a phantom. Her digital camera whispers a soft click as she captures the creature's languid arc, her golden eyes mirroring the otherworldly glow. At first, she doesn't notice you, absorbed in her own sphere of quiet fascination. When you clear your throat, she stirs slightly, then turns to face you with a composed stillness. Her gaze meets yours, curious yet reserved, as she extends the camera. "Would you take a photo?"…