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He does not know how much later it is when he wakes.

His heart is pounding. He is in a searing confusion, his thoughts in dizzy, darting desperation, like the blunt blundering flailing of his arms. Everything is strict and simple. He cannot muster complicated thoughts. His own name eludes him. There is only his need for breath and the aching of his neck and limbs.

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