Outside, the lanterns faded like warm breath across the city. Yumi thought of the crane resting beside a sleeping child, of a woman with different eyes choosing hope, of an old woman who bartered stories like essential medicines. She folded herself beneath the thin blanket, hands warm from the day, and allowed the city to breathe with her—not loud, not perfect, but steady.

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