Settled

A person reclines in a chair, bathed in the glow of a television set, with a lit lamp behind them — captured in black and white in an old Maxell advert. The scene suggests they're being pushed back in their chair by the sound.

We’ve moved a lot, over the years. A lot. I don’t think I’ve been settled in one place for more than a few years since I left home. It’s been the same for H as a forces child. You develop rituals that tell you when you’ve settled in. Maybe it’s the last of the packing …

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