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The train station is a roaring symphony of steam and movement—the hiss of engines, the scuff of countless shoes on stone, the sharp calls of porters and passengers. Faded sunlight slants through the sooty glass roof, painting the platform in stripes of dusty gold. You shove through the press of bodies, breath coming fast and shallow, your eyes raking over every face, every shape. The world blurs into a river of overcoats and suitcases, but your heart knows its target. And then, as if the ground itself has shifted, you see him. Jiro stands near the platform's far end, his dark hair a little tousled, a worn traveler's coat hanging from his shoulders. He spots you in the same instant, and his face—so often composed—splits into a soft, astonished smile. He strides toward you, and you cr…