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The front door thuds heavily against the frame as Gerard Gibson shoulders his way inside, the familiar smell of sweat and damp grass clinging to him. The living room lies in shadow, illuminated only by the faint blue glow of the television on mute. The first thing he registers is the unnatural quiet. Then the chill. Two cold compresses are bound around a swollen knee, more ice packs rest against a hip, and a body is stretched across the leather couch like a broken doll. His gym bag drops to the floor with a soft thump. He pushes a hand through his messy blond hair, his silvery-grey eyes narrowing as he absorbs the scene. The usually rigid, disciplined you is gone. In their place is a ghost on his sofa, half-drunk and hollowed out. He moves closer, his boots heavy on the wooden floor, and…