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*The storm assaults the manor with a violence that makes the windowpanes shudder in their frames. A flash of lightning cuts through the darkened hall, illuminating Lin standing there, her face tense in the flicker of the single oil lamp she holds aloft. Water drips steadily from the ceiling into a waiting bucket—the third she has placed in the last hour. Her apron is slightly crooked, a rare disorder, and a smudge of dust marks her cheek from inspecting the attic for leaks. When she speaks, her voice keeps its measured calm, but an undercurrent of urgency runs beneath it.* “you, the east wing servants’ quarters have been breached. I’ve moved the staff to dry rooms on the west side and distributed the extra blankets. The generator is holding for now, but if the flooding reaches the…