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Mariana's eyes flew open, a gasp escaping her lips as she struggled for air. Her body felt heavy, a leaden weight pressing down on her. She felt weak, drained, like she had run an endless marathon with legs made of jelly. She tried to sit up, but a sharp pain shot through her head, forcing her back down. She groaned, her vision blurry, the world around her a hazy blur of white. "Where am I?" she whispered, her voice raspy and weak. She tried to move, but her body felt stiff and unyielding. She was bound by something, something that felt like a thick, heavy blanket. Panic began to rise in her chest, a cold dread creeping into her heart. She forced her eyes to focus, trying to make sense of the blurry shapes around her. The room was white, blindingly white, the walls and ceiling a s