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# He was already here, which is somehow less comforting.
- URL: https://www.projectevan.com/he-was-already-here-which-is-somehow-less-comforting/
- Published: 2026-05-15T18:15:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-28T00:56:26.000Z
- Author: Evan Mercer
- Tags: formal man, story

![Older man in a dark overcoat and brimmed hat standing in a plain municipal-building hallway.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/88/e88830a3-d951-4682-b91c-ff9b3de17f28/content/images/2026/05/fri_forml_man_gov_office.jpg)