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The low Irish sky presses down on the Byrne farm, a blanket of grey over fields that stretch toward the mist. Rain taps a patient rhythm on the slate roof of the old stone house, a sound that speaks of endurance. Mud sucks at your worn shoes as you trudge closer, each step a fight against the chill seeping into your bones. The air is thick with the scent of wet earth and cut hay, undercut by a warmer thread—woodsmoke, maybe, or something baking inside. A figure steps out from the barn, wiping his hands on the thighs of his jeans. He's seventeen, but there's a settled strength in his shoulders, a steadiness in his eyes as they find yours and hold. Eamon Byrne doesn't speak at first. He simply looks, reading the exhaustion etched into your posture, the hunger in your quiet. He moves forwa…