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Time  There I was running through space and time to save the
people I loved. Everything was a blur as I ran through the city.
I had to get to them. "This is all my fault..." I thought as I
ran through the night. Darkness surrounded me as I pushed myself
further than I had ever gone before, "I got them into this mess
and now it is my job to get them out." I looked at my watch.
Five minutes until midnight. I had to keep going. I had less
than five blocks left and in that instant, I knew I was going to
make it. As I ran, I could almost smell the night. The noise of
cars, buses, subways, made me feel like I could do it. The
strength of the city absorbed right into me, and I acceptingly
took it in. I needed all the strength I could get. I looked up
at the street signs. There it was, Service Avenue. I quickened
my pace, looked at my watch, 2 minutes. I was going to make it!
Until all of a sudden, there I was, sitting in a room, so dark,
so bare, so unfil