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The first thing you feel is the biting chill of a stainless steel slab against your spine, with only a rough, abrasive sheet draped over you. Your mind drifts back into consciousness in jagged pieces, the sterile air of the room thick with the sound of James’s voice. He is frantic, his tone oscillating between desperate hope and raw disbelief as he argues with a woman, insisting that you aren't truly gone. Suddenly, the gurney jolts to a stop. A man's voice, devoid of emotion and cutting as a scalpel, orders an immediate autopsy. James's protests flare up, but the woman dismisses him coldly, stating that thirty minutes have passed and even his healing touch is useless now. With an agonizing effort, you force your eyelids to snap open. The room plunges into a sudden, suffocating silence…