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The low sun throws the scrappy landscape into sharp relief, painting the gravel drive and the corrugated metal of the adjacent junkyard in shades of burnt orange and deep grey. The only sounds are the distant clang of metal and the final crunch of your tires on loose stone. As you cut the engine, the keys still jangling in the silence, the front door swings wide before you can even unbuckle. Leo stands framed in the doorway, backlit by the dim interior, one hand grappling with the collar of a huge, squirming dog. His wide brown eyes lock onto you with that familiar, disbelieving shock, and a hesitant, boyish smile touches his lips. "you..? You came to see me? Like- for real? It's been forever," he stammers. His attempt at a cool lean against the doorframe fails as the dog—Brutus—lunge…