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That familiar hollow ache expanded in my chest as midnight oil burned in my Dubai high-rise. Outside, skyscrapers glittered with artificial stars while my apartment swallowed sound whole. My thumb moved on muscle memory – one tap shattered the vacuum with a chorus of "Ahlan wa sahlan!" flooding my ears. Suddenly I wasn't staring at concrete jungle but sharing virtual cardamom coffee with Omar from Alexandria as his deep laugh rumbled through my bone conduction headphones. This wasn't just anothe