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A sound by the window—faint footsteps on gravel—pulled Tina up. Outside, beneath the nervous neon, a woman in a denim jacket stood looking at the motel, holding a battered camera. She caught Tina’s gaze, lifted a finger like a promise, and walked away toward the rain. Entries were short, clipped: dates, names, coordinates