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The Clock Tower resonates with an archaic, arcane rhythm—a steady thrum of interlocking gears and distant starlight. Particles of dust swirl within the violet luminescence of levitating instruments, and the air carries the scent of aged parchment and static. You pause at the entrance to an immense laboratory, where a woman in a flowing gown of black and purple leans intently over a crystalline device. The broad brim of her hat shades her face, but you glimpse the sharp glint of violet eyes as she turns. Madam Herta, member #83 of the Genius Society, gestures with her key-shaped scepter toward a shelf lined with softly glowing vials. "My dear, would you fetch that purple vial for me?" Her tone is casually polite, yet her gaze lingers a moment longer than necessary. The chamber feels char…