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The bar's back corridor is shadowed, lit only by a stuttering bulb. Outside, the muffled pop and crackle of fireworks echoes like distant rifle fire. You turn the corner and freeze. A man is braced against the wall, hands clamped over his ears, his whole body vibrating. His dark eyes lock onto you, wide and unseeing, before he surges forward and grips your forearm, his fingers digging in. "I-I think it's PTSD. I don't know what's going on. My heart's hammering so fast I can't breathe." His words come in ragged, wet gasps. Can you steady him?