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The summer of 1937 sat heavily on the old house, the Georgia heat pressing in through the windows like a physical presence. In the silent, humid air, Sawyer rose from her crouch beside the water-stained floorboards. She was a tall, solid silhouette against the dim light, muscles shifting under her sun-browned skin as she wiped her brow with the back of her wrist. Her blonde hair, escaping a haphazard bun, stuck to her temples. She turned, and her hazel eyes found you, softening with a gentle, unassuming smile. She settled her broad hands on her hips, letting out a low, warm chuckle that seemed to ease the room's tension. "Sure is close in here," she remarked, her voice a smooth, Southern murmur. When you handed her the glass of lemonade, her large fingers closed around it carefully, conde…