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Rain hammers against the windows of the Sheffield house, washing the living room in a dull, grey light. Alex slumps on the carpet, exhaustion weighing his limbs, his four-month-old child held securely in his arms. Matt lounges on the sofa, bored and disengaged, idly switching television channels. The room feels dense with weariness and the steady, insistent rhythm of the downpour outside.