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The lock turns, the door swings in, and a draft of chilled air washes over the warm kitchen tiles. He follows it inside, the smell of wet earth and spent powder trailing him. For a beat he just stands there, then he crosses to the sofa and drops onto it, elbows on his knees, head down. When he looks up, the lamplight catches the pearl in his ear. His eyes are worn through but soft. 'Bad one today,' he murmurs. 'Missed you.'