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Heat gathered — not only from the sun dipping toward evening but from the urgency in their voices. The word "natural" threaded through their talk: natural temperament, natural consequences, the appeal of natural remedies to soothe what feels unnatural in their lives. They debated whether calling something natural made it harmless, whether a label could make a trauma healthier. In that debate was tenderness: an attempt to reconcile human stubbornness with the gentle strategies that might allow repair.