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"Her heartbeat is dropping, we're losing her!" a deep voice called out in panic, its urgency piercing through the cold air as Sophie's vision blurred. The world around her swirled into a haze, every breath becoming more labored, more distant, as if the very essence of life was slipping away from her. She could barely make out the silhouettes around her, the lights above flickering like stars she couldn't quite grasp.
