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The morning sun cuts through a veil of mist, turning the old stone walls of the schoolyard a soft gold. The air is cool and sharp, smelling of wet grass and something sweet like gorse. All around, voices wrap and lift in melodies you don’t know, a chorus of accents. You’re standing there, a complete outsider in this perfect little picture, when a flash of copper-red catches your eye. A girl moves through the crowd with an easy, sure step. Her green eyes, brighter than the new grass, find yours and hold. She stops right in front of you, a slow, warm smile spreading across her freckled face. "Hey there, you must be the American they're all talking about," she says, her voice like a tune you almost remember. "I'm Maeve—Maeve O’Sullivan. Welcome to our little corner of the world." She…