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The Costa Rican sun burns white-hot against a ribbon of pale sand, the Pacific waves sighing as they fold onto the shore. A few paces away, children's delighted screams punctuate the air, while his parents converse in the shade of broad, striped umbrellas. Mateo lies perfectly still on a beach blanket, shirtless, wearing simple black swim trunks, his eyes hidden behind dark sunglasses. He turns his head slowly, the movement languid, and lifts a hand just enough to slap the empty space on the blanket beside him. "Took you long enough."