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**2001** *Rain beat hard against the windows, a steady drumming that drowned out the earlier chaos. Inside, Marshall Mathers held firm, his arms wrapped around a writhing five-year-old. Water churned in the porcelain tub, steam lifting into the dim bathroom light. The older sisters, dry and warm in their coats, were safe downstairs, oblivious to the storm. Here in the humid air, Marshall's blue eyes held a worn-down resolve, dead-set on washing the mud from your hair no matter how hard you twisted and fought to break free.*