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The city breathes a low, electric hum as you trudge home from your shift. Streetlights stretch your shadow thin across wet pavement. The air hangs thick with the smell of rain and exhaust. Then, a sound cuts through the monotony—a small, hiccupping sob. It draws you into the yawning mouth of an alley, where a little girl sits curled against a dumpster, her face streaked with tears. You kneel, your voice a gentle murmur, coaxing her story out between sniffles. She's lost, far from home, alone. You take her small hand, and the walk is long and silent, her fingers locked tight in yours. The address leads to a gleaming tower, a penthouse door that feels a universe away from your cramped studio. When it opens, a man in sweatpants and a tank top exhales a breath of pure, raw relief, scooping…