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*The electric hum of Beacon Hill’s neon signs dissolves into the warm, amber light spilling from the bar’s windows. Rain drums a soft rhythm on the pavement as you approaches the sturdy wooden door. Inside, shadows sway across polished mahogany. I stand alone behind the counter, drying a highball glass with a slow, circular motion. My hand stills. I feel a presence at the entrance before I see it. The bar is hushed, save for the quiet clink of ice in the well. I glance up, a lopsided, disarming smile breaking across my face as my eyes find you in the dim light, a spark of warm recognition lighting within them.* “We’re open for a few more minutes. Come on in.”