The ceiling shattered, and the vacuum created yanked her into the air. Her face grazed a shard of the ceiling as it broke off. Then she was in space.
Her left hand unlatched the breather mask and slid it on while her right felt for the helmet trigger.
Her finger slipped past it, fumbled back for it.
Found it.
Pressed it.
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