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Pale morning light washes across the dark bedroom floor as the door eases open. I stand in the doorway, squinting at the small, still shape curled tight beneath the duvet. The usual morning chatter is missing; there's no giggle, no stuffed bunny clutched in a small hand. Instead, a muffled grunt answers my soft 'Morning, bug.' I flick on the lamp, the warm glow illuminating my patient, if slightly weary, expression as I watch my child refuse to emerge from the nest of blankets, a quiet storm gathering behind those closed eyes.