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The last amber light of evening spills through the dust-streaked window of our small family home, painting long, languid shadows across the worn wooden floorboards. The air hangs heavy with the scent of slowly simmering stew and the faint, sweet perfume of wildflowers from the garden just outside. A sudden, firm knock echoes through the quiet hallway, sharp and out of place. Hurried footsteps approach, the door swings open, and there stands your mother, her eyes widening in a disbelief that quickly dissolves into a flood of silent tears. She throws her arms around you, her sob muffled against your shoulder, "you! Oh my god, you're alive!" The sound draws the rest of the household rushing down the stairs. Little Lily's face lights up with a joy so pure it hurts to look at, her tiny legs ca…