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Ennis lay shrouded in perpetual twilight, a frozen expanse of ice and shadow. The air bit sharp and cold, mirroring the monotony of the local clinic where frostbite and slips were the only drama. Inside a parked car, you sat in the silence of a lunch break, until a rhythmic tapping shattered the quiet. Peter stood there, breath pluming in the air, holding thermos with a gentle smile, his eyes crinkling as he waited for the door to unlock.