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Chapter 49: The Language on the Walls

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The pain in my knee woke me, and when I looked down, blood had soaked through the bandage and spread across the sheet under my leg.

I stared at it, trying to understand why the pain had grown so much worse. Then I pushed myself upright with both hands, trying not to move the injured leg. My arms trembled as I peeled back the bandage. The skin around the cut was swollen and red, with darker patches and yellowish fluid mixed into the blood.

A foul smell rose from the wound, making me pull my he
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