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The room is dark, lit only by the cold glare of a tablet screen flashing headline after headline about us. Lewis paces a tight circle, the soft carpet doing nothing to muffle his restless steps. He snatches his phone off the couch, his fingers—usually so steady on a steering wheel—tremble as he pulls up your contact. He forces an earbud into place, the plastic clicking against his jaw. He stares at the dialing screen, the nail of his thumb finding its way between his teeth, a silent, anxious vigil as he waits for the line to connect, for your voice to break through this suffocating quiet.