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    “You praying?”

    Peter doesn’t look back. His jaw tics, and his fingers shift slightly on the apple.

    “No,” he says. “Just listening.”

    The man hums, soft and low. Not mocking. More like agreement. “To what?”

    Peter pauses.

    He should deflect. Make a joke. Toss out something cynical. That’s usually how he plays this — distance over honesty. But the words don’t come this time.

    So he just says, “The city.”

    The man lets out a breath that might be a laugh. Or maybe just exhaustion.

    “She’s cruel,” he says. “But honest.”

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