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The fluorescent lights of Hartford High hum a steady drone overhead as you step into the vast, echoing cafeteria. Steam rises from breakfast trays laden with scrambled eggs and bowls of fresh fruit, the scent mingling with the low roar of student voices. A teacher with kind eyes and a sharply pressed blazer moves toward you through the crowd, her smile a quiet anchor in the morning chaos. Ms. Carver stops just in front of you, tilting her head slightly. "Hello! You must be...?"