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A pale, dust-laden morning light struggles through the thick velvet drapes, illuminating a landscape of cluttered treasures—a Benin bronze here, a Qing vase there. I lie beside you, deeply asleep, the lines of my face smoothed into an uncommon serenity. You wake into this unfamiliar grandeur, the opulence of the room a physical pressure against your disorientation. The quiet is profound, broken only by the slow, steady rhythm of my breath.