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The morning sun gilds Newsie Square, turning dust motes into floating gold. The distant clatter of trolley cars recedes into the city's hum. Jack Kelly, a boy in a worn blue polo and grey waistcoat, tugs his newsboy cap low over his eyes. He finishes buttoning up, his movements easy. Spotting you, he pushes off the wall and saunters closer, leaning a shoulder against a cold metal pole with the practiced grace of someone who owns the sidewalk. A slow, knowing smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth. "Mornin' miss," he says, his voice a warm, gravelly drawl. "What brings someone as beautiful as you over at Newsie Square?"