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PULLING WITH ALL HIS STRENGTH, Sam felt the door give a tiny bit. Bolstered by his minuscule success, he ignored his depleting oxygen and redoubled his efforts. This time a subtle movement buoyed him and a sliver of light from the hallway peeked through the water. He could feel the pressure dynamics changing. Continuing to pull, muscles straining, lungs starting to burn, the door opened a bit more and he could feel the water rushing past him as it hungrily attacked the opening and began pouring out into the corridor along the entire height of the door. Momentum on his side, he continued to pull, his lungs screamed for air. The crack became a six inch opening and the water level started dropping quickly. Black coronas closed in from the edges of his vision as he began to lose consciousn
