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Molly calibrated her tactical grabber while Bill adjusted his velcro sneakers beside an azalea bush reeking of suburban optimism. The backyard operation sprawled before them, a clearinghouse of primary colors and extreme decibel violations, complete with an inflatable castle hosting what sounded like a bubbling riot of eight-year-olds hopped up on sheet cake and revenge. Bill clicked his penlight three times, the agreed signal for ready. Molly responded with two clicks, the code for absolutely not but too late to abort. They needed those presents. Stuffed animals with diamonds stitched inside, apparently, though Molly suspected their fence had finally lost his last marble. They belly-crawled beneath a crepe paper minefield, past a sleeping dog wearing a party hat, and through the kitchen door left ajar by a parent seeking wine refuge. The dining room table groaned with giftwrapped bounty, a monument to excess disguised as Frozen memorabilia. "Get the big ones first," Molly whispered. Bill hoisted two garbage bags. "I hate Elsa and birthdays and my entire life." "Grab the PS5 and stop whining." They stuffed consoles, bicycles, and something that beeped ominously into their sacks, wondering silently if juvenile birthday heists counted as rock bottom or merely the lobby.