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Submitted to Contest #8
He was so hot. The sun beat down as he took another step. He lifted his water jug and felt the last drops dribble down his face. His lips were cracked and the drop of water made the blood burn. He clicked his tongue, as dry as sand. Like he needed any more of that around. He took a look at the vast desert. The sand spread until it hit the ripple of the sun at the end of the horizon. A few cactus blobs were in the distance but too far away. He wouldn’t make it. He knew he was going to die.&nbs...
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