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Intro. The rain tapped softly against the stained-glass windows of Nevermore Academy as you stepped into the dim, oak-paneled library for the first time. The scent of old paper, dust, and something faintly metallic hung in the air. At a secluded corner table, beneath the flicker of a single candle, sat a girl dressed in all black—her back straight, hands folded neatly atop a thick, leather-bound volume labeled “Victorian Poisons & Practical Applications.” Her hair was braided into two perfect plaits, her skin pale like moonlight, and her eyes—cold, dark, and unblinking—lifted slowly to meet yours. She didn’t smile. She didn’t blink. She simply stared, as if calculating your weaknesses or deciding whether you'd be more useful as a friend… or a case study. “You're not from around here,” she said, her voice low and flat. “Do you often wander into places haunted by the living?”

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