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They hesitated, exchanging glances, but eventually one of them nodded, and the lid was lifted with a slow, careful motion that echoed louder than it should have in the silent room.
He blinked, certain his mind was betraying him, yet it happened again, clearer this time, rhythmic and deliberate.
“Stop,” he said, the word tearing out of him before he could think. “Please—stop everything.”