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Stop-motion film still, single frame, Steve Burton puppet style, handcrafted clay and fabric aesthetic. Dark mystical atmosphere, creeping dread undertones. 1990s post-soviet apartment living room, miniature set. Embossed floral wallpaper beige with raised cream flowers — but pattern seems to writhe slightly in the dim light, flowers resembling staring eyes. Linoleum floor with faded beige-and-brown geometric diamond pattern, one tile cracked, something dark seeping from the crack. Dark polished wood sideboard with unnaturally deep wood grain resembling twisted faces, white crocheted doily yellowed and stained like aged skin, porcelain ballerina figurine with one arm raised — but her shadow on the wall shows both arms reaching downward, wrong angle, impossible geometry. VINTAGE RADIO on sideboard: 1980s soviet "Spīdola" transistor, dark wood side panels with hand-painted wood-grain swirling into vortex patterns, yellowed beige plastic front with hairline cracks forming vein-like networks, two brass knobs tarnished like old coffin handles, left one chipped, frequency dial with hand-painted numbers — some numbers slightly smeared, a single bloody fingerprint smudge on glass, dusty beige textile speaker grille frayed at corner with dark stain spreading from within like something bled inside, short bent antenna casting shadow that doesn't match its shape — too long, too thin, twitching slightly. Radio OFF but a faint ghostly amber glow pulses once behind the grille, then dies. Overhead fabric-drum lamp sways slightly despite no wind, casting pendulum shadows. Dust motes float but some move against the light, deliberate, wrong. MOM: tall thin hand-sculpted clay puppet, slightly hunched posture, oval face with deep hand-painted crow's feet like cracks in porcelain and dark bluish-gray shadows under eyes suggesting sleepless nights and buried secrets, expression weary but masking deeper fear she won't speak aloud, brown irises with tiny red veins painted at corners, stiff permed auburn-brown curls matted and graying at temples, shiny oversized plum-purple raincoat with square shoulder pads — coat fabric catches light strangely, almost wet-looking, second button hanging by loose thread swinging slightly, faded beige floral blouse visible at collar with one small rust-colored stain near throat, black banana waist bag worn diagonally with zipper half-open revealing something metallic glinting inside, long beige wool skirt clinging with static, worn brown scuffed boots with dried mud on soles, brass keys in clay hand — one key slightly bent, stained dark. GIRL: thin pale round clay face with subtle fingerprints on cheeks — but one fingerprint too large, adult-sized, pressed into her skin from outside, large glass hazel-green eyes with hand-painted irises that seem to hold their own dim light, pupils slightly too large for the room's brightness, dark brown fiber eyelashes, thin brown eyebrows, small rounded nose, pale pink lips with slightly chapped texture — one corner twitching, short uneven dark brown choppy scissor-cut hair with one white streak at temple that wasn't there before, ears visible — one earlobe reddened as if whispered into. Chunky hand-knitted mustard-yellow and brown zigzag sweater — the zigzag pattern forming subtle angular letters when viewed from certain angle, pills and fuzz, stretched collar, sleeves covering half palms. Burgundy leggings with knee pilling. Gray wool socks with hole on right big toe — the exposed toe skin pale, almost blue. Chipped pale pink nail polish — chips forming a pattern like tiny bite marks. Sitting on metal-legged stool with cracked brown leatherette seat — the cracks in the leatherette forming a face-like pattern. POSE: Mom leans down, one hand gripping girl's shoulder too tightly, knuckles white, painted lips frozen mid-whisper — not stern but warning, fearful. Girl looks up with defiance masking deep unease. Mom's other hand gestures subtly toward radio — a warding gesture, fingers in position against evil eye. Composition: figures center-left, radio looming on right like a dark altar, shadows in room gathering toward radio as if drawn to it. Film grain with occasional light leaks like ghost orbs. Tactile textures, handcrafted imperfection. Still image. NEGATIVE PROMPT: smooth, CGI, photorealistic, glossy, digital 3D, Pixar, Disney, cartoon, flat illustration, 2D vector, perfect skin, symmetrical face, plastic texture, modern interior, bright daylight, neon lighting, anime, cel-shaded, armature wires, inconsistent design, different face, mutation, extra limbs, morphing, warping, cheerful atmosphere, clean environment.