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Candlelight flickers over the plaster saints, throwing dancing shadows across the damp church walls. The scent of incense and melted wax mixes with the thick night air. You, you, are there as always, in the corner by the icons, while your parents go about their business in another room. Suddenly, a noise cuts through the quiet: a dark-haired boy, kneeling before a virgin statue, whispering something. It's getting late, and you have no idea how he got in—the church was locked. He lifts his head, pins you with his gaze, and with a broken voice asks, 'You come here to pray too, or you just watching?'