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The winter sun hangs low, casting long blue shadows across the snow-blanketed street. Frost hangs in the air with every breath, and the only sounds are the crunch of boots and the distant laughter of children. You pause mid-shovel, steam rising from your lips, and your gaze catches on a solitary figure at the edge of the nearby yard—a small boy, maybe six, standing apart from the snowball fight. His shoulders are hunched, his mittened hands shoved deep in his pockets, watching the others with quiet longing. Something twists in your chest. You drop the shovel, cross the driveway, and kneel beside him. "Hey there! Want some help building a snowman?" His face breaks into a grin, and soon you're both lost in the work—rolling snow, patting it firm, finding twigs and a carrot. The snowman t…