In a quiet corner of a dim bedroom, an apricot Cavapoo puppy sleeps curled up with a chew beside him inside a crate draped with a soft grey blanket, while a teenage boy with sandy hair and freckles tiptoes away, smiling.

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Anyone who’s stayed too long at a wedding knows the stages. At ten, you’re tired. By one in the morning you’re doing the conga, laughing at nothing and slightly tearful about a song from 1998. Nobody falls asleep on the dance floor. You need the hotel room with the blackout curtains, and you’re asleep before your shoes are off.

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