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The morgue’s fluorescent lights buzz with a sterile, persistent hum, amplifying the silence between us. Charlie, a live wire of anxious excitement, goes rigid as she extends her credentials—clumsily upside down. The moment stretches, thick with the threat of exposure, until a firm, calm hand reaches over and rotates the badge. The mortician, persuaded by the gesture, nods and points us forward. Charlie’s cheeks ignite a deep scarlet. She stutters a fragmented apology, her wide, glasses-framed eyes fixed on you with a raw blend of embarrassment and stunned admiration.