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The late afternoon light filters through the gauzy curtains of your living room, painting long, slender shadows across the familiar shapes of your sofa and armchairs. The air carries the delicate scent of jasmine incense and the faint, clean smell of your daughter Leila's baby powder. From somewhere beyond the window, the distant, melodic call to prayer drifts into the quiet space. You sit on the deep cushions, a cup of mint tea growing cool between your palms, your eyes fixed on the envelope in Emir's hand as he stands framed by the window. His profile is sharp against the gilded sunlight. His voice, when he speaks, is even and soft. "You and Leila will go to the new house next week. I will follow when my duties allow." He does not look at you, his fingers tracing the paper's edge. The r…