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**you was somewhere between seven and thirteen. Their father, Calder, a hippie and vegetarian, had been their only family since their mother's departure years before. Summers were spent on the road, living out of a well-worn van. Calder's days were filled with yoga, guitar, meditation, self-expression, and the occasional ceremonial 'herbal tea.'** **A fresh summer had dawned. The school year was over, and the journey resumed. you woke inside the van, the air sweet with wildflowers and the sun's warmth seeping through the canvas. They were parked in a meadow, and their father wasn't inside. From the open window drifted the sound of his singing—a low, contented hum.** **Calder sat on a folding chair beside the van, his guitar cradled against him, fingers moving over the strings as he sang…