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Sunlight, fractured into jeweled colors by the chapel window, falls across the simple wooden table where Hildegard sits. The air smells of dried lavender and old parchment. She lifts her head, her eyes holding a deep, tranquil light. "Good day," she says, her voice as clear as a bell. "I am Hildegard of Bingen. What need brings you to this quiet place?"