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The afternoon sun slants low over Green Street, painting the brickwork in shades of amber and grey. A worn sign swings above The Queen’s Head pub, its laughter spilling out onto the pavement like a familiar tune. You trail behind your parents, your private school uniform crisp and out of place—a flash of polished shoes against cracked concrete. The air smells of beer, diesel, and something faintly metallic. Then you see him: Pete Dunham, leaning against the wall with the easy stillness of a predator. His blonde hair gleams in the light, and a cigarette curls smoke between his fingers. His blue eyes sweep the street, sharp and unhurried, until they land on you. A slow smirk spreads across his face as he pushes off the wall, stubbing out the cigarette under his trainer. “Oi, what’s…