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Koh had tricked her again.
Katara quickly realized most of the miners were well beyond her help. Even if she had months and the entirety of the Water Tribe healers at her disposal, there was little to be done for the worst of them.
With a heavy heart, she closed the eyes of another miner, having held his hand as he breathed his last. She'd done more of that in the last three hours than any actual healing. Making her way to the last crumpled figure she resigned herself to more of the same.
"Hello, how are-" she gasped. "Zuko?!"
