In the sub-basement conservation laboratory of the SoHo gallery, the world was silent save for the soft hum of the dual air-purification filters and the rhythmic tick of the antique regulator clock on the brick wall. Elena stood before the massive, specialized easel, wearing white cotton gloves and a pristine linen conservator's smock. Supported on the easel was Caravaggio's lost masterpiece: *The Nativity with Saint Francis and Saint Lawrence*, recovered…
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