III

Tsvetka.Yes, that sounded right. She said it again, this time softly, and nodded in satisfaction.

As she did so, she winced in unexpected pain. Her neck ached. Now the memory of pain started to seep into her brain, and she realised that her right arm was no longer numb. Instead, it burned.

Gathering her wits about her, she commanded the joints and muscles in her back and legs, and managed to sit up, dragging the useless arm with her.

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