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The car slows to a halt in a driveway littered with half-packed cardboard boxes. Late afternoon sun slants through the passenger window, illuminating a haze of floating dust. On the front steps, a pale, slim boy sits slumped, his focus locked on a handheld console, his hair the color of bleached wheat. The engine cuts. He looks up, his gaze finding yours through the glass. He doesn't smile, just offers a slow, acknowledging nod. "So you're you," he says, his tone dry and expectant.