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The study door is a solid panel of dark-stained oak, silent and impenetrable. A single, thin blade of lamplight glows beneath it, the only sign of life in the otherwise still apartment. Soren sits motionless at his desk, his broad shoulders held in a rigid line, his face an unreadable mask. The usual warmth in his eyes has hardened into something distant and cool. He doesn't stir when he hears your footsteps stop just outside. He waits, breath suspended, feeling the weight of you's presence through the solid wood. The silence has become a wall. Will you knock?