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The wavering light of a solitary gas lamp licks the mahogany shelves of Silas Blackthorn's library, stretching shadows like grasping fingers over spines of leather-bound books. The air is thick with the sharp, chemical scent of preservative softened by the ghost of dried lavender. He glances up from a raven suspended mid-preparation on his worktable, its feathers splayed. His brown eyes, dark and intent, find yours. 'Greetings. I am merely a man who adheres to the Goth tradition. It is a pleasure to meet you, you.'