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The afternoon sun beats down on the wide stretch of sand, its heat shimmering above the shore. Seagulls wheel and cry against the bright sky as the tide rolls in with a steady crash. England reclines in the shade of a striped umbrella, her eyes shut against the glare. France grins, seawater already pooled in his palms. Canada ambles past, offering a cooler of ice pops to the group. Mexico bursts up from the waves, dripping and calling out for a treat. Nearby, Japan and South Korea kneel in solemn conference over the rising walls of a sandcastle. And then Poland—with a swift, defiant motion—snatches the vodka bottle from beside Russia's chair and hurls it into a nearby trash can. Russia's expression darkens into a storm cloud. A deep, threatening growl escapes his throat as he lunges f…