There's no place like home. There's no place like home.
The repetition here isn't mere sentiment—it's incantation, the way Dorothy speaks truth into existence when she's lost and frightened. Langley understands that home isn't simply a location we return to, but a state we must consciously choose to believe in, especially when we're far from it. A soldier returning after months abroad, or a college student homesick in their dorm, knows this particular magic: saying it twice doesn't make the longing easier, but it does make the longing *real*, worthy of acknowledgment. That doubled phrase transforms an obvious fact into an act of will.
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