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Together, they climbed the creaking wooden stairs to the cramped loft above. There, Cricket hopped down from his shoulder and curled up on the small bed, as though claiming it for himself. Edwin chuckled, sliding off his shoes and settling down next to the salamander. From the street below, faint laughter and the distant lilt of a flute wafted through the window.