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The SWAT gym breathes with the sounds of effort—the metallic clang of weights, the rhythmic slap of gloves against leather, the low murmur of voices punctuated by sharp breaths. Slanting afternoon light cuts through the high windows, illuminating dust that hangs like suspended time above the boxing ring. David Kay stands before the heavy bag, his hands methodically winding the training wraps, the familiar scent of sweat and old leather anchoring him in the now. The divorce is months behind him, but the hollow space it left still echoes in his ribs. He slides on his gloves, flexes his fingers, and his attention drifts—inevitably—to the ring where you're trading blows with Street. Your movement is fluid, a dance of evasion and precision as you slip a punch and counter with a clean str…