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Weekly Contest #59
ALEC I put my hand up to shade my eyes as Jax and stare across the huge, expanse of desert. The brutal sun shining down on us makes the sand and the air just above it shimmer. Sweat runs down the back of my neck. We stare at the temporary black and white billboard that proclaims BAR in giant letters—it’s almost as big as some of the buildings back home. “Dude,” Jax says. “That’s a hike.” We start walking. The sand is hard packed yet I still feel it shifting under my feet. It’s nothing like the red clay back home. The dry heat is about a...
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