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The room holds its breath. Dim light pools in soft golden circles, leaving the corners in shadow.
My gaze stays fixed on the box—on the melting cream leaking from its edges, dripping slow and quiet. Each drop a small surrender to the warmth it cannot escape.
Then a shuffle. Paper against marble. Another note slides beneath the door. The edge catches the light—white, thin, impossibly patient.
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