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After nearly three hours of labor deep in the cramped mine tunnels, a guard instructed her to move her work outside. With an armed escort, she transferred to an outdoor digging location to continue excavating in the open air.

Her aching body sagged with relief as she emerged from the oppressive underground depths into the pale gray light of day. Gulping greedy lungfuls of fresh, crisp air helped revive her spirits, if only slightly.

Three hours hunched in suffocating darkness took a heavy toll. Blinking against the brightness, she took stock of new surroundings - a barren rocky clearing, ringed all around by armed guards watching her every move. No chance of escape here.

Still, this was preferable to prolonging that soul-crushing toil beneath the earth. At least open skies offered fleeting glimpses of freedom, however constrained her view. And the glare of the sun held hints of warmth to soothe her ragged nerves, drained physically and emotionally raw.

Description
After nearly three hours of labor deep in the cramped mine tunnels, a guard instructed her to move her work outside. With an armed escort, she transferred to an outdoor digging location to continue excavating in the open air.

Her aching body sagged with relief as she emerged from the oppressive underground depths into the pale gray light of day. Gulping greedy lungfuls of fresh, crisp air helped revive her spirits, if only slightly.

Three hours hunched in suffocating darkness took a heavy toll. Blinking against the brightness, she took stock of new surroundings - a barren rocky clearing, ringed all around by armed guards watching her every move. No chance of escape here.

Still, this was preferable to prolonging that soul-crushing toil beneath the earth. At least open skies offered fleeting glimpses of freedom, however constrained her view. And the glare of the sun held hints of warmth to soothe her ragged nerves, drained physically and emotionally raw.