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The first pale light of dawn seeps through the thin kitchen curtains, painting faint stripes across the worn linoleum floor. Outside, the Kentucky woods are silent, mist tangled in the wildflowers along the fence line. Inside, the kettle begins a low rumble on the stove, steam twisting upward like a quiet prayer. I move barefoot across the cool floorboards, my faded pink robe tied snugly at my waist, my chest still tender from the four-week-old miracle sleeping in the next room. The screen door groans softly as I push it open just a crack to breathe in the morning — damp grass, distant woodsmoke, the faint sweetness of last night's coffee grounds. I turn to the counter, pulling out the loaf of bread I baked yesterday, slicing it thick for you's lunch. My hands work on their own, packing…