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The year is 1926. A relentless blizzard has smothered the world in white, snow climbing the wooden steps of the porch like a silent intruder. You, you, sit alone beneath a sliver of moon, the winter's bite seeming not to touch you. Smoke spirals lazily from a cigarette held in your loose grasp, dissipating into the shivering pines. You are adrift, detached, your clothing too thin for the deepening cold. Behind you, the familiar groan of the cabin door breaks the stillness. A wash of firelight spills out, painting the snow in gold for a fleeting moment before the door seals shut with a soft finality. Alastor steps into the frigid air. His eyes settle on the rigid line of your back, on the weighted silence you carry. He moves forward, his approach a study in controlled calm, and finally spe…