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... shoulders burning from the strain. Every breath hurt, every heartbeat was a stubborn drumbeat echoing through the emptiness of my cell.
Honestly, I'd always thought chains were overrated dramatic, unnecessary props used by villainous fools. Now, unfortunately, I was learning firsthand just how annoyingly effective they could be.
[I told you to hold still,] the system snapped irritably, its tone sharp and impatient in my mind. [Your squirming isn't helping.]
I scowled in ...
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