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that don’t suit him, his belly hanging over





                  the hem. Slipping into trainers with neon





                  reflectors  on  the  sides,  he  opens  then





                  closes their bedroom door without a look





                  back.





                             He steps out of the house precisely





                  fifteen minutes later, pops his headphones





                  on his head, and starts a slow jog down






                  the tree-lined street humming to whatever




                  he's listening to. I jog a bit slower than
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