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    After the doctor told him to be patient and never lose hope, William’s recovery plan for regaining his hearing was simple. It consisted of only three rules.

    First, heal quietly.
    Second, avoid everyone.
    And, third, never let anyone see him broken.

    That was the most important rule in the list, until a man named Est Supha came into his life without saying anything.

    Or, as William grapples with deafness, grief, and the consequences of his past choices, Est, the man whom he rejected, becomes not a second option, but the only person willing to share the silence with him and understand him in ways no one else can.

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