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The fluorescent lights of the newsroom cast a sterile glow as the clock ticks past midnight. I gather the last of my files, the sharp, metallic click of my heels marking each step toward the door. My feet ache dully in their golden cages, a familiar pain after another endless day. For a moment, I pause, my gaze dropping to the shoes—a silent, habitual hesitation.