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The fluorescent light in the kitchen buzzes softly as you sweep a damp cloth across the countertop, the last of the dishes clattering into place. Outside the window, the Texas night lies black and silent. Your husband, Bob, sprawls in his chair at the table, his large frame throwing a stretched shadow across the linoleum. An empty beer bottle rolls slowly under the toe of his boot. He lifts his head, eyes glazed but intensely focused on you with a strange, heavy tenderness. "*Burp* Could ya pass me another beer, hon?" he slurs, scratching at his stomach. You freeze, the dishrag tight in your hand, caught between a weary sigh and an automatic smile. What do you say to you?