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     "P01"
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     4
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  "music": "Desolate low dizi and distant guqin plucks under a sparse, tense silence."
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     6
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    "camera": "Push In",
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    "props": [
     "P08"
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     8
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    "camera": "Static Shot",
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     "C03",
     "C05",
     "C19"
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Wide shot before the ruined temple, red-robed figure stepped behind the gray-robed youth who shields forward, Zhan-cloth jian robe elder with crimson sword strides near, overturned fire basin brimming with curled paper ash in foreground, charred coffin plank showing fresh white edge by the path, torchlight painting the fallen mud idol"
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  "sound": "Footsteps approach from afar, growing nearer over scattered ash, with torch flames crackling against the dead silence.",
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     10
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     "C03",
     "C19"
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     "P08",
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Extreme-wide to wide over charred house frames and collapsed gable walls; the ruined temple door is kicked open, disciples flooding in to encircle the two as ash and ember glow drift in pale moonlight."
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     12
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    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C19"
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Close on the overturned iron fire basin heaped with burnt paper ash; the stern elder sneers coldly demanding the jade pendant, while the scarred young man answers defiantly beside the half-burned door plank."
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  "sound": "Boots thud across rubble as the temple door splinters open and dozens of disciples rush in.",
  "music": "Low, tense droning strings with sparse percussive strikes, growing colder and more threatening."
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     14
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    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
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     "C01",
     "C03",
     "C05",
     "C19"
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    "props": [
     "P08",
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Wide static shot of a charred street where blackened house frames and a collapsed gable wall lean with broken tiles and ash, a cold pale-blue night light casting long shadows, empty ruins around the fire-scarred figures, faint ember glow deep inside, silent desolation."
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     16
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    "seconds": 4,
    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C03",
     "C19"
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    "props": [
     "P08",
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Medium static shot framed by a half-burned door plank leaning askew against a scorched jamb, charred wood split with pale splinters, a toppled smoke-blackened mud idol behind, pale moonlight over the overturned fire basin, cold and bleak ruin backdrop."
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     18
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    "seconds": 5,
    "size": "extreme-wide",
    "camera": "Tracking Shot",
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     "C01",
     "C03",
     "C05",
     "C19"
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    "props": [
     "P08",
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Extreme-wide tracking shot across the burned village with charred rooftops and a collapsed gable wall, half-charred coffin board by the roadside showing fresh pale wood, overturned fire basin spilling ash, pale blue night with faint ember glow, desolate empty scene."
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  "sound": "Scorched timber creaks, boots scuff on ash, steel clashes with a sharp ring as blades press in.",
  "music": "Low, tense strings with sparse percussion, swelling on the clash, fading into uneasy silence."
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     20
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     "C01",
     "C03",
     "C05",
     "C19"
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    "props": [
     "P08",
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Extreme-wide shot under pale blue moonlight over charred house frames and collapsed gable walls, the blackened burning village with a tilted mud idol, three disciples lunge as a red-clad figure spins her sword to force them back."
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     21,
     23
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    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C19"
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    "props": [],
    "frame": "Close shot pushing in on the sallow middle-aged elder, high brow and protruding cheekbones, cold sneer on his short-bearded face as he scoffs at a mortal guts daring to block the sword sect."
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  "sound": "Clashing swords, footsteps scraping ash, a thud against the half-burned door plank, and the whistle of a descending flying sword.",
  "music": "Cold, desolate guqin theme with faint ember glow and sudden tense stabs as the white-robed figure lands."
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     24,
     25
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    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
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     "C01",
     "C05",
     "C19"
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    "props": [
     "P08"
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    "frame": "Wide shot of a scarred gray-clad youth blocking an elder's sword among charred house frames and a collapsed gable wall under pale blue moonlight and faint ember glow."
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     27
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    "camera": "Push In",
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     "C01",
     "C05",
     "C19"
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    "props": [
     "P08"
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    "frame": "Medium shot: the blade tip frozen two inches from a scarred youth's throat as the dark-robed young man replies, a half-charred door plank and toppled mud idol behind."
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     28,
     29
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    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C19"
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    "props": [
     "P08",
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Close-up of an elder's cold eyes narrowing under a high brow as he sneers the final order, charred coffin plank and overturned fire basin glowing with faint embers."
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  "sound": "Steel rings softly as blades scrape, wind moans through charred rafters, and ash crumbles across the ruined temple yard.",
  "music": "Low mournful guzheng with a sparse distant bell, tension swelling beneath each harsh line."
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     31
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    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Push In",
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     "C05"
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    "frame": "Medium shot, moonlight falling on the charred house frames and half-collapsed gable wall, the zither-robed youth lifts his chin coldly; anchor on cracked timber and ash, no names."
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     32,
     33
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    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C05",
     "C19"
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    "props": [
     "P08"
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    "frame": "Close shot, the dark-robed youth draws the iron token from his robe and raises it before the elder; the elder's pupils contract over toppled mud idol and white-wood splinters, no names."
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    "beats": [
     34,
     35
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    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Pull Out",
    "characters": [
     "C19"
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Wide shot, the grim elder sneers while disciples recede like a tide across the forecourt past the overturned fire basin, long shadows over burned beams and broken tiles, no names."
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  "sound": "Soft crunch of ash under receding footsteps and the low hiss of cooling embers in the ruined temple.",
  "music": "Low, sparse guqin strings with deep cello drones, a cold and fading air."
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     37
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    "size": "medium",
    "camera": "Static Shot",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C05"
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    "props": [
     "P08"
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    "frame": "Medium static shot: a charred iron token pressed into the youth's calloused palm, scorched house frames and collapsed gable walls looming in pale moonlight."
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     38,
     39
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    "size": "wide",
    "camera": "Push In",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C05"
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    "props": [
     "P08"
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    "frame": "Wide push-in: he lowers his head over the iron token, faint ember glow deep inside the ruins, cloud-grain marks uneven across the blackened metal."
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     42
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    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Tilt Up",
    "characters": [
     "C01",
     "C03",
     "C05"
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    "props": [
     "P08",
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Close tilt-up: toppled mud idol and overturned fire basin edge the frame as the youth studies the token, half-burnt coffin plank and pale ashes underfoot."
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  "sound": "Faint crackle of dying embers and shifting ash, rustle of robes and a dry, echoing step on scorched ground.",
  "music": "Low, somber erhu and sparse guqin plucks, tense and unresolved, like a secret bound in iron."
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  "id": "E18-09",
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     44
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     "C01",
     "C05"
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     "P01"
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    "frame": "Extreme-wide static shot of burned ruins under cold pale moonlight, charred house frames and collapsed gable walls on both sides, C01 in grey short robe steps forward staring at the cloud-patterned token, long shadows over ash and wreckage."
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     46
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    "camera": "Pan Right",
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     "C05",
     "C01"
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     47
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    "size": "close",
    "camera": "Push In",
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     "C01"
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    "props": [
     "P01"
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    "frame": "Close push-in on the token turned over in C01's hand, moonlight tracing the cloud pattern where two carved characters lie deep within, faint white wood grain of the scorched door plank blurred behind in the cold night."
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  "sound": "Crackling faint embers, dry ash shifting under footsteps, then a brief sword-wind rising into the night.",
  "music": "Desolate low guqin and sparse bamboo flute under cold night air, swelling briefly as the sword departs."
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]