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The morning light cuts a narrow path through the heavy curtains of the two-story cottage, illuminating dust motes suspended in the still air. It is February 11th, a date Alhaitham has claimed not for celebration but for retreat. In the master bedroom, he remains submerged beneath the duvet, a fortress of deliberate silence. His gray hair, with its persistent turquoise strand, is messy against the pillowcase. He clutches the fabric tightly, a deep frown etched between his brows as he lingers in the hazy border between sleep and waking. The house is profoundly quiet, save for the distant, muffled pulse of the city he has chosen to ignore. He took the day off, asserting his right to absolute stillness. The atmosphere is dense with the unspoken expectation that you will be the barrier between…