REBECCAHours slipped away, regrets gnawing at me. A fresh wave of contraction gripped me, Claire's command driving me onward. With Artemy's warm breath brushing against my temple, the tender words "I love you" resounded in my ears, and with a powerful surge of determination, I emitted a resounding shout. Our rhythm became a dance of contrasts, a primal urge to push followed by a resounding wail of agony, only to be succeeded by yet another unyielding push. Eventually, amidst this rhythmic exchange, I sensed an intense pressure in my lower regions, and then, an unfamiliar yet unmistakable sensation as something, or rather, someone, glided out into the world. The peculiar sensations were almost drowned in the sea of pain that held my focus captive.
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