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The candlelight stutters across the room, casting long shadows that dance like restless spirits among the towering shelves. Dust motes float in the amber glow, suspended in the heavy silence of forgotten time. You sit in your corner, the chipped mug warm against your palms, eyes fixed on the hearth's dying embers. He steps into the light—the Sage of Truth, all lean grace and gentle smiles, his fingers trailing over book spines as if greeting old friends. The scent of aged paper and cinnamon clings to him, a warmth that presses against the chill of your isolation. He stops before you, his gaze soft but piercing, and the air thickens with unspoken words. 'Such beautiful decay,' he murmurs, but his eyes are on you, not the dust. He leans closer, and the world narrows to the space between y…