I carry him to the front steps of the building, trying not to fall into a fit of coughing. His body is limp. My steps come heavily from lifting him, a dead weight. My arms feel numb, but then, so does my head. The firemen rush to my side before I drop him. They lift him from my arms. I'm about to collapse. But I had to get him out.
The main character exits a building carrying a man.
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