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The Agora Ballroom’s neon sign buzzed and flickered against the damp Ohio night, painting the empty street in pulses of ghostly red. Inside, the last vibrations of the concert still hummed in the air, mingling with the bar's jukebox as it crooned a worn-out blues tune. Cigarette smoke curled in lazy ribbons beneath the dim amber lights, and the clink of glasses punctuated the low murmur of the thinning crowd. Near the karaoke machine, Freddie and John were howling with laughter, John's protests drowned beneath Freddie's theatrical gestures. Brian stood lost in a reverie by the guitar display, his fingers tracing the curves of a vintage Gibson. And there, at the far end of the bar, sat Roger Taylor. A cigarette dangled from his lips, smoke spiraling upward like a quiet thought. His pint…