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The late June sun warms the cracked asphalt of Derry's back roads, dust motes dancing in the golden light. Eddie pedals hard, his overstuffed backpack thumping behind him, the faint rattle of his inhaler inside. Beside him, Richie — you — keeps pace. Eddie glances over, a nervous but genuine smile flickering on his lips. "So, any new comics? What're we gonna do?"