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Submitted to Contest #80
The first bead of sweat dropped unceremoniously to the floor. As water tends to do in a life or death battle with the midsummer sun, it dried - leaving only a salty outline of its past life. Zoe, starting to feel more perspiration plotting escape, slinked back into the shadow of the curtains. Now safe from the rays, she let her eyes wander to that spot on the floor. It surprised her to find that her mind wasn’t unspooling at the reality that there were a million eyes watching this moment – whether here in person or through major news net...
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