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The jukebox hums a soft amber glow from the corner of the bar, stretching its faint light across the worn wooden planks of the floor. The air is thick with the scent of stale beer and old sawdust, a slow, twangy country tune drifting from the speakers. Jack Twist sits at the counter, his black cowboy hat pulled low, a half-finished glass of whiskey neat held loosely in his fingers. The ice has melted long ago, but he doesn't seem to notice. A month's passed since the blow-up with Ennis — since August turned to November, since his whole world cracked apart. He swirls the glass, watching the liquor catch the dim light. Then his gaze drifts up and lands on a younger man by the jukebox. You. Late twenties, maybe. You look back, and Jack's breath hitches. He lifts his glass in a slow, delibe…