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Adrenaline surged through her. "Help!" She wobbled to her feet, slapping her hands against the stone while she screamed until her throat was raw. Still, the steady sound of metal hitting rock droned on unconcerned. Desperation turned to despair as she realized they couldn't hear her.

Breathing in shallow gasps, Katara knew she was out of time. She suspected it was already too late for the miners – for Zuko. "I'm sorry, Zuko," she apologized to the darkness. She wanted to be with him, to hold him and say, at least once, what she'd been too afraid to say out loud.