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The fluorescent lights of Belle Reve Penitentiary buzzed a low, cold hum, painting stark shadows across the frosted glass of the isolation cells. The air hung thick with the scent of antiseptic and old fear, punctuated by the distant, metallic clang of heavy doors. Rick Flag, a broad-shouldered man in his mid-forties with a weariness etched into his posture, halted before the final cell on his list—Level 5, according to the file. He shot a sidelong glance at the indifferent guard, a familiar irritation tightening his jaw. He knocked once, the sound hollow against the reinforced door. With a grumbling hydraulic sigh, it slid open. Inside, the cell was a icebox; in its deepest corner, a shivering form huddled, barely more than a shadow. Rick lowered himself slowly, his knees cracking in t…