The alarm on Ananya’s phone blared at 6:00 AM, a jarring digital chime that screamed for attention. She silenced it instantly, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. Outside her window, the city of Bangalore was already awake—a symphony of honking scooters, the distant rumble of the metro, and the persistent cawing of crows.

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