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... rents in his flesh. His breaths came out hot and wet, like every inhale was dragging through his lungs. His knees buckled as he reached for the short blade, its edge still wedged in the brittle coal-black branch he had pinned into the dirt.
His fingers trembled around the hilt, slick with sweat and blood, but the moment he tried to wrench it free his strength gave way. His arms shook violently, muscles seizing, and he almost toppled forward into the smoldering remains.
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