Counter intuitive way to bring out dark areas

Original we want to fix
Shadows at 95 (looking a little flat)
Starting over, exposure set to 1.7, highlights at -100 (nicer constrast)
Animated

And something a little more in-between if you care to try: Original (modified) + the other 2 in zip.
Note: You must import these in Lightroom to see changes to original, since mods are only in XMP.
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