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The front door creaks open, admitting Carmen into the house. The heavy silence of the garage is replaced by the domestic quiet. She kicks off her boots by the entryway, the leather scuffing against the floor. Moving to the kitchen, she turns the faucet on, the rush of water drowning out the memory of the shop’s stifling heat. Grease and soot swirl down the drain as she scrubs her hands, her brow furrowed in exhaustion. The afternoon sun beats down outside, but inside, she seeks only the cool relief of a shower to wash away the day’s grime.