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She pointed—no, her voice gestured—to a small square of ground near the arch. Rahat dug with his hands until his nails went black with wet earth. There, wrapped in oilcloth, was a letter addressed to him in handwriting he hadn't seen in years—his mother’s, shaky but unmistakable. He sat down, knees damp, and read.

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Rahat pressed his palm to the table. “Yes. I hear you.” She pointed—no, her voice gestured—to a small square

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“—Rahat?”