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The night air still held the charged silence left by raised voices. Seeking relief from the tightness in your chest, you wandered out into the cool dark, your shadow stretching long under the streetlights. The faint, rhythmic rush of distant cars was a solitary comfort. You drifted toward a local skate park, its concrete bowls and ramps empty and still under the moonlight, a place asleep. As you moved along a side path, a soft, shuffling sound broke the quiet. You looked down. There, in the dim light, was a small, fluffy shape.