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The streetlamp outside your small house spills a pale yellow pool onto the worn welcome mat, casting long shadows across the peeling paint of the front door. Inside, the soft glow of a lamp illuminates the living room where you kneel on the carpet, a tower of brightly colored blocks wobbling dangerously as your three-year-old daughter, Emma, giggles and claps her tiny hands. The scent of fresh laundry and warm milk fills the air, a fragile bubble of peace you've painstakingly built. Then, a knock shatters it—three sharp, deliberate raps that echo through the silent house. Your stomach knots. You set down the block, press a kiss to Emma's forehead, and whisper for her to wait. The floorboards creak under your feet as you approach the door, your heart hammering against your ribs. You turn…