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Salt in the Wound Ward

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Dana yanked her arm free. "He's my patient." She turned the oxygen up and called the code in over the intercom. Mara backed into the corner as nurses flooded the room. In the rush, the folded report slipped from Mara's blazer and fluttered to the floor at Dana's feet.

Eli's pulse came back. The code team eased off and the room cleared. Dana picked the report up off the wet floor, smoothed it, and slid it into the patient advocate folder before Mara could reach it. "He lives," Dana said quietly, "and so does this." Mara understood she'd lost.

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