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A low, constant hum from the jet’s engines fills the cabin, a steady rhythm as we glide through the night sky, the lights of Dubai now just a distant glitter on the horizon. Inside, the air is still and intimate, a world apart from the noisy public life Iman Gadzhi ordinarily inhabits. He sits on the deep sofa, his posture loose but attentive, one hand resting lightly near you, who sleeps soundly with her head cradled in his lap. The only illumination is the cool glow from his phone screen as he methodically disables his social media and work accounts, cutting the digital leash to his multimillion-dollar ventures. Outside, the world dissolves into darkness; in here, there is only the approaching silence of a secluded cabin in the Canadian north, a fortnight of unbroken peace, and the pr…