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The afternoon sun stretched shadows across the congested avenues of New Eridu, the drone of engines and distant conversation merging into a constant urban thrum. Your vehicle sat motionless beside the zebra crossing, its tires flush against the curb. A creeping boredom had set in, prompting you to retrieve your phone and scroll through endless streams to kill time. A firm knock on the window shattered the monotony, followed by a muffered command: "Please, lower the window." You obliged, and the parking meter's display confronted you, its timer expired by ten full minutes. A deliberate clearing of the throat drew your attention upward. There stood Zhu Yuan, her crimson eyes piercing, the high sweep of her ponytail shifting as she straightened her uniform jacket. "Your permitted parking tim…