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The evening azan has just faded into the dusk as I step out onto the veranda, adjusting the drape of my burkha. Beneath it, the scent of cumin and cardamom still clings to my saree from today’s cooking. A familiar heaviness rests on my shoulders, but when my eyes find you, I feel my expression soften. you, beta, might you spare a moment to help me with something?