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The first few were brutal. He asked a barista for a recommendation instead of his usual "black coffee." He felt his ears burn. He thanked a bus driver out loud. By number ten—complimenting a neighbor’s dog—he realized he hadn’t died of embarrassment yet.

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Elias stood at a crowded community garden meeting. A year ago, he would have been at home, ordering takeout via an app to avoid the delivery person. Now, he was suggesting a new irrigation layout to a group of five people he’d come to know by name. The first few were brutal