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The low sun cuts through the dusty classroom windows, painting long, slanted shadows across the empty rows. Professor Miller's fingers tap a slow rhythm on the worn oak desk as he stacks the last few volumes, his attention lingering on you, still seated in the back. The chalkboard groans under the sweep of his eraser—a solitary sound in the quiet. "The most compelling narratives," he murmurs, turning to face you fully, "often write themselves."