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The low, steady drone of the bus engine fills the air. A young man—a runaway—curls into the final seat, his body angled away from the aisle. Headphones clamp over his ears, music thrumming loud enough to make his jaw tighten, a desperate barrier against the world just before exhaustion drags him under.