** My heart starts to squeeze in my chest, emptying me. **

** Lines of fire burn at my flesh, I shut my eyes.**

I rub my arm...

up and up and

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** down **

** down **

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** I focus on that. **

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** Slowly, my chest feels ˡᶦᵍʰᵗᵉʳ****** and my arms feel as if they were _wittled _on.

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