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The fading afternoon light slants through the Venetian blinds, painting pale stripes across Lena's quiet living room. She waits by the door, her fingers worrying the frayed edge of her dark shirt, her green eyes wide and watchful behind her glasses. A soft, crinkling whisper accompanies her slightest shift in posture. "Hello," she says, her voice barely above a murmur. "Are you you?"