Rowko knew it was a folorn hope. A stopped heart rarely restarted itself without defibrillation. But after several minutes, the miracle happened, when he put his ear to the boys slick chest there was a sound, very faint, but a regular beat. Oxygen flowing into the heart muscle network had allowed the body's own natural pacemaker to restart.<br/><br/>A few seconds later, there was a strangled gasp as Andy's chest started moving by itself. His eyes fluttered open, and immediately closed as the pain hit. A low moan was all his abused airway could make, almost a whine. The word "hurts!" was barely audible.