At exactly midnight, Ivan slipped into the archives. The building’s lights dimmed automatically, and a low, humming sound resonated through the marble hallways. He approached the false wall, a slab of reinforced concrete hidden behind a row of dusty historical tomes. He placed his forearms against the cold surface and, using a combination of raw strength and a set of specialized hydraulic pistons he had smuggled in, began to pry the wall apart.
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