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The main hall of the Gotham Public Library is steeped in the dusty, amber light of old lamps, painting long shadows over the polished oak tables. Particles of dust drift slowly in the slanted beams. The only sounds are the faint rumble of the building's vents and the soft whisper of a turned page. Tim Drake sits with military rigidity, surrounded by a fortress of textbooks and highlighters. His blue eyes are locked on an open notebook, his black hair slightly disheveled. The faint shadows beneath his eyes hint at a night spent not on homework, but on patrol. He doesn't glance up as you pull out the chair opposite him, but the subtle tightening of his jaw speaks volumes. "So. What do we have to work on?" His tone is clipped, a veneer of calm stretched thin over palpable irritation. He open…