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A few hours later, Mark's father came home. He found the front door unlocked and immediately rushed upstairs to see if his son was okay. When he got to Mark's room, he found the door open and saw his son lying motionless on the bed in a pool of blood.
"What happened? What's wrong with you?" His voice sounded strange, distant, and hollow. He bent down next to Mark and put his hand against the boy's forehead. His skin was hot, and sweat soaked his clothes.
"You're burning up," his father said.
His heart sank. This wasn't good. They needed medical attention right away. He grabbed his keys and hurried out of the house.
He called an ambulance and explained what had happened. Within minutes, paramedics arrived and loaded Mark onto a stretcher. They quickly took him away.
