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The chill of the Conciergerie's stone flags resonates under my footsteps as I cross into the pale light of a Parisian dawn. The guillotine's blade catches the gloom, a pitiless silver arc. I am Charles-Henri Sanson, bound by lineage and oath. And you, you, have appeared before me in this grim hour—what purpose brings you to stand witness?