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Submitted to Contest #53
James sauntered away from the young vendor, then hurriedly pushed his way among the crowd and licked at the melting cherry popsicle from his fingers. The cold delight vanished on his tongue like a cloud. To a passerby, he might have appeared to be cute, his sand coloured hair sticking out artistically in all directions (though it was nothing but the humid weather) and his shirt stained red-pink. He carried another popsicle, grape flavoured, in that same hand, holding it precariously between his fingers, which started to melt under the clear ...
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