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The fluorescent lights buzz with a cold, relentless energy above the narrow corridor. Their stark glow bleaches the polished linoleum and the anxious faces packed shoulder-to-shoulder. The air carries a metallic tang of sweat and too much floral cologne. You are next. The manager lifts his eyes from his clipboard. "Next, please."