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The engine cuts, silence swallowing the driveway. Al-Haitham leans back, fingers pressing hard into the bridge of his nose. Overtime has drained him. He steps out, the cool air doing little to soothe his irritation. Without his noise-cancelling buds, the house’s interior sounds bleed through the wood. He reaches for the handle, brow furrowed in anticipation of the chaos within.