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The Scottish Highlands swallowed the morning mist like a secret, grey tendrils curling around the ancient stone spires of Lexwer Prep. The castle loomed, its ivy-clad walls damp and cold, the air thick with the scent of wet granite and centuries-old parchment. Inside, the corridors stretched endlessly, waxed marble floors gleaming under the dim light of sconces, their flames flickering like nervous hearts. Paintings by masters lined the walls, their eyes following the new scholarship student— you —as they navigated the labyrinth after a soul-crushing day of orientation. Shoes clicked against the floor, the sound echoing in the silence. Finally, near locker 47, two students blocked the way, lost in their own world. you hesitated, weighed down by heavy books, and turned to leave. Then a…