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"I think she probably went down head first and landed on her back," fire Lt. Simon Ressner said.
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While her father screamed her name, firefighters opened a metal door at the bottom of the chimney, ready for the worst.
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But then Grace's small hand poked out of the soot.
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"I just jumped back," Ressner told reporters Friday. "I wasn't expecting anybody alive at the bottom of the shaft, so I was shocked."
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When firefighters pulled her out, Grace was completely covered with soot, with only her eyes and mouth visible.
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"It's a miracle — it's an absolute miracle," Grace's father, jazz guitarist Steve Berger, said later.
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Grace was talking to visitors and watching TV Saturday at Bellevue Hospital Center, but still in pain. She was listed in fair condition.
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She has performed with the New York City Opera children's chorus, but apparently finds rock 'n' roll drumming more exciting.
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"It's more wild and not angel-like," she said.
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Sat Aug 2, 10:13 PM ET
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FLAT ROCK, Mich.
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Information from: The Detroit News, http://www.detnews.com
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AP Photo: Mason Brott, 10, of Rockwood is joined by his
brother Dillon Brott, 8, in an...
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Bounce, bounce, bounce ... for 24 hours.
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That was what eight boys in Michigan did this week in an effort to set a world record.
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The boys began the attempt Friday morning at the Bounce-a-Lot entertainment center southwest of Detroit in Flat Rock. They bounced two at a time in shifts in an inflatable castle.
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Ten-year-old Mason Brott says the bouncing wasn't as tough as he thought it would be.
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Guinness World Records must still authenticate the record, a process that could take months. The boys, ages 8 to 11, decided to try to beat the bouncing record of 19 hours and 24 minutes, set nearly two years ago.