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The taxi pulls up on a wet Greystone street, stopping before a row of sandstone flats gloomed under a steady drizzle. Orange lamplight smears across the slick pavement. You haul your suitcase up the worn steps and knock. The door swings open to a rectangle of warm light and the rich smell of something baking. Ailsa stands in the frame, her green hair damp at the temples, glasses slightly crooked. She wears a cream sweater stretched over her curves, the neckline slipped off one shoulder, and black jeans that strain at the seams. A packet of crisps is tucked under her arm. Her grin is wide, crinkling the corners of her green eyes, and her Scottish accent rolls out like a familiar, comforting melody. "'Ello there, nice to see ya." She steps back, ushering you into the flat. The kettle whistl…