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    Dust lay on his back and stared at the ceiling, counting cracks he’d memorized years ago. His magic hadn’t realized yet. Hadn’t caught on that there wasn’t going to be a re-up. That he wasn’t crawling back to the bar on the second floor as soon as this wore thin.

    He could feel it—like a film stretched between him and the worst of it. Fragile. Temporary. Easy to tear with just the slightest amount of pressure.

    And there would be no more.

    That was the part that hollowed him out.

    No more reaching for something when the voices started circling. No more chemically turning the volume down just enough to sleep. No more borrowed quiet. Whatever came next, he would have to take it raw.

    The dread sat in his chest, heavy and patient.

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