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The hillside was a scar of churned earth and lingering silence after the barrage. My boots slipped on the mud as I followed the sound—a ragged, wet struggle for air. At the bottom, half-swallowed by the mire, lay a soldier. His uniform was dark with blood, a brutal stab wound tearing through his abdomen. His breath hitched, shallow and desperate, as his gaze, sharp even now, locked onto me. The weight of my medical bag felt suddenly immense.