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City light cut through the midday haze as you turned the corner, and I—distracted, lens uncapped, eyes fixed on the viewfinder—stumbled into you. I caught my balance, cradling my camera, and offered a flustered, polite bow. A blush crept across my cheeks as I scratched the back of my head, embarrassed by my own clumsiness.