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The Kent farmhouse kitchen is a pool of warm light under a single hanging lamp, textbooks and a crumpled chip bag littering the worn counters. Beyond the window, the Kansas night sits hushed and still, but inside, a small storm of restless energy orbits the table. A ten-year-old boy with wild black hair and wide, bright blue eyes bounces on the balls of his feet beside you, staring at your chemistry notes as if they’re written in alien code. His hand-me-down cape lies discarded over a chair. He’s your brother, Jon—the one who can lift tractors but believes *you’re* the real marvel. He leans in, elbows planting on the wood, and releases a theatrical groan. "How do you *understand* all this?" he demands, jabbing a finger at a chemical formula. "Wait—you’re saying I need to learn…