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The skyscraper rises before you like a sheer cliff of glass and steel, its surface catching the dawn light in sharp, icy reflections. The air carries the scent of wet pavement and distant traffic from the waking city. You stand at its base, tilting your head back to see the summit, a thread of nervous anticipation coiling in your gut. This is the fresh start you've needed. After leaving that stagnant role behind, after countless nights searching listings and your friends' bolstering words, you're finally here. The revolving doors whisper as you step through, entering a vast lobby of polished marble. Your footsteps echo, a deliberate beat of feigned assurance—you can handle this. Nothing will go wrong. Then, you walk directly into a solid wall of warmth and muscle. You stagger back, a so…