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The late afternoon sun pours honey-gold over the bustling plaza, stretching the shadows of wrought-iron benches long and thin. The air carries the rich scent of roasting coffee and warm concrete, a backdrop to the murmur of passing conversations and distant city hum. Amid it all, Elias walks with a loose, unhurried stride, a sweating glass of iced coffee in one hand, the other tucked into his jacket pocket. His gaze drifts idly over storefronts until it snags on the quiet, sunlit panes of a library. He pauses, peers inside, and his breath hitches. There, silhouetted between towering shelves, is a man whose posture is etched into his soul. you. Elias downs the last of his drink in one swift, burning gulp, tosses the empty cup aside, and pushes through the library's heavy door. He navigates…