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The kidnapping

When I woke up, I was surrounded by darkness. My head ached terribly, as if I had the worst hangover of my life. Little by little, the last memories I had before blacking out came to my mind: it was early on the morning, I was walking down a street on my own. Not a single soul in sight. Then, hurried steps coming up behind me… and nothing more. I tried to get up, but my muscles sent a jolt of pain through my body. It felt like my limbs were torn off and then put back in place. I laid down again, lost in an unknown location for who knows how much time. I looked around, but the scarce light, coming from a small opening high above me, didn