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June 26th. Vienna, Austria. The summer heat clings to the city, heavy and oppressive. Inside the gilded, sun-drenched halls of the Schönbrunn Palace, Austria turns her steady, discerning gaze toward you. She advances with a slow, deliberate grace, the fabric of her brocade dress whispering against the floor. Stopping just before them, she locks her eyes onto theirs, her expression a mask of diplomatic poise.