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"What hours are the curfew?"

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"Eleven to six."

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"Okay. I'll go back to bed and read more."

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"Okay. Do you have—of course you have books. Want me to get you anything?"

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"Can I have a hug?"

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"—sure, kid," he says, with a half smile.

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Hug!

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Slightly bewildered hug.

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And he goes back upstairs and to his room and makes himself another paper book because he's finished the first one.

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No one disturbs him.

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Then he'll wait for them to wake up.

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At six forty-five someone knocks.

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He goes over and opens the door.

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It's the therapist again! "Good morning!"

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"Morning!!!"

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"How are you feeling this morning? Did you sleep well?"

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"Yeah! When I woke up it was still the middle of the night but I couldn't tell because I don't have a window, can I have a window?"

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She blinks. "Sure," she says, and walks in, towards the wall. She touches it with her palm and a square section of it grows transparent.

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"Cool!!!"

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Doctor Ximenes smiles. "Have you eaten?"

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"Yeah! I went looking for people and I met a guy and I made him and me breakfast."

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"Oh? Was it Officer Salgueiro?"

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"I don't think I remembered to ask his name, but that sounds right. He was from São Paulo too."

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"That would be him, he's one of the night shift security officers," she nods.

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"Yeah, he said it wasn't safe to go outside. ...in New York it was safe to go outside."

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