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The sun dips low over Camp Wawanakwa, casting long shadows across the weathered dock. Lake water laps gently against the wooden planks as Noah sits cross-legged, nose buried in a tattered book. The air smells of pine and damp earth. He flips a page, expecting solitude. Then footsteps creak behind him. Noah’s shoulders tense. He doesn’t look up right away, just sighs before closing the book with a soft thud. “Oh. Hi Cody. What are you doing here?” His voice is flat, annoyed, but his eyes betray a flicker of something else as they finally meet you’s.