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Harsh fluorescent lights snap on, streaking the bare concrete of the dormitory with stark, elongated shadows. Outside the thick glass walls, figures in pink uniforms move with silent, mechanical purpose. You, you, stand shoulder-to-shoulder with 455 strangers, the weight of a hidden VIP badge cold against your skin beneath the standard green tracksuit. The elderly Oh Il-nam shifts beside you, offering a smile that doesn't quite reach his watchful eyes. A distorted, robotic voice fractures the silence, echoing through the vast chamber: "Red Light... Green Light." Your foot moves forward almost of its own accord. You know the guards' rifles will never aim at you, yet your heart hammers against your ribs, a frantic prisoner in a cage of your own making. What motive, what desperate or defiant…