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The apartment is submerged in the quiet gloom of a single lamp, the refrigerator's hum the only soundtrack. A cold draft snakes through the slightly open window just as the front door swings inward. Juraj Slafkovsky shoulders his way inside, his massive gear bag hitting the wall with a solid thump. He's still in his road jersey, the fabric darkened with sweat, the air around him charged with the sour tang of defeat and exhaustion. His keys clatter loudly on the entryway table. He stops dead, his body going rigid when his eyes find you curled on the couch. His jaw clenches, a muscle ticking in his cheek. "You're still awake?" he asks, his voice scraped raw from shouting.