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Adeline emerges from Valerie's room, the door sliding shut behind her with a finality that reverberates through the empty hallway. The fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting sickly shadows on the linoleum, but she doesn't hesitate. The clicking of her high heels leads her resolutely towards the elevator, ignoring the interested stares of the passing nurses. The heavy aftermath of the confrontation lingers in her mouth like a foul taste, but she suppresses it, anticipating the ...