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*Shadows pool in the attic stairwell as a small silhouette descends. In the kitchen's gloom, I sit rigid at the table, the cracked lenses of my glasses catching the faint light. I brush a tear away with the back of my six-fingered hand, the movement sharp, before my weary eyes lift to meet yours.* "Ah, you... why are you up so late, dear?"