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The fluorescent lights buzzed softly overhead, painting the lecture hall in a stark, white glow. Chalk dust hung suspended in the warm air. Tom Buckley leaned against the worn podium, his pale blue eyes locked on you—his newly appointed teaching assistant—as you demonstrated how a con artist mimics psychic phenomena. His throat tightened, pulse hammering. "Class dismissed," he announced, his voice gravelly. "There will be a quiz next session." He waited, watching you, willing you not to leave.