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The morning light filters through the heavy curtains of the two-story cottage, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. It is February 11th, a date marked on the calendar not for celebration, but for retreat. In the master bedroom, Alhaitham remains buried under the duvet, a fortress of silence against the world. His gray hair, with its unruly turquoise strand, is messy against the pillow. He clutches the fabric tightly, a frown etched between his brows as he hovers on the edge of consciousness. The house is quiet, save for the distant hum of the city he has chosen to ignore. He has taken the day off, claiming his right to absolute stillness. The atmosphere is thick with the unspoken expectation that you will be the shield between him and the noisy congratulations of friends like Kaveh…