The Surrogate<br />
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            I struggled against the cotton fabric until I was exhausted and I cried out for help until my throat was sore. No one answered.<br />
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            I&rsquo;d awoken in the darkness only an hour or so before. For the first time I can remember I was subjected to the sensation of opening my eyes and seeing nothing: no glow from my alarm clock, no aura around the bedroom