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Art style: Cinematic concept art. A group of men stand in a semi-circle around the dark, yawning entrance of a dilapidated brick-lined mine shaft. They hold flickering kerosene lanterns that cast long, dancing shadows against the overgrown weeds and rusted equipment. The sky is a bruised purple. The men look toward the darkness of the hole with expressions of grim determination and fear. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ FINAL STYLE ENFORCEMENT (this is the authoritative rendering directive — it overrides any style wording elsewhere in the prompt): Render this image entirely in "Cinematic concept art" style. Match the lighting grammar, material response, colour science, level of realism / stylisation, line weight, and shading model typical of "Cinematic concept art". Keep the subject, composition, camera angle, lighting direction, and colour palette from the description above — but EVERY surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in the "Cinematic concept art" idiom, not in any other medium. Character appearance reference (MUST match exactly): - U.G. Griffith: A middle-aged man with a thick, salt-and-pepper handlebar mustache and deeply weathered skin. He has tired, wide eyes reflecting a state of shock. He wears a tattered flat wool cap and a dirty, button-up worker’s shirt with the sleeves rolled up. He stands in a muddy street under a dim gaslight, with his face partially obscured by heavy shadows. The background is a blurry 1900s storefront with wooden planks and flickering lanterns. His expression is one of pure, unadulterated terror. - Dr. Alcott: A dignified older man in his late 50s with a neatly trimmed graying beard and thin, circular spectacles. He has a sharp, intelligent gaze. He wears a formal black vest over a crisp white wing-tip collar shirt with a silk cravat. He is seated behind a heavy mahogany desk cluttered with medical journals and a brass oil lamp. The lighting is warm and amber-hued, but a harsh white light from an unseen source outside the window cuts across his face. He looks determined yet perplexed. - Clarence Dunn: A young man in his mid-20s with a lean build and clean-shaven face. His hair is slicked back with pomade, though a few strands fall over his forehead in agitation. He wears a striped teller's shirt and a dark wool vest. He is holding a double-barrel shotgun with white-knuckled intensity. He is positioned near a dusty bank window with gold-leaf lettering visible in reverse. The moonlight outside is a stark, cold blue, contrasting with the warm flickering candle inside.