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The 3 AM alarm felt like a shiv to the ribs. New York’s skyline glittered outside my hotel window—a cruel joke when your soul’s screaming for German turf. Jet lag? Try heart lag. My fingers fumbled for the phone, thumb jabbing at that red-and-blue beacon. One tap, and suddenly the sterile room dissolved. Push notifications erupted like gunfire—LINEUP CONFIRMED: KLEINDIENST UP FRONT. My pulse synced with the 6,000-mile-delay heartbeat of Voith Arena.

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