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Submitted to Contest #278
Simon grinned broadly down at his fiancé donned in an ugly Christmas sweater despite the scorching weather. The hot Australian sun had reached its pinnacle, perched high above the scalding and cracked earth; a cold-hearted phenomenon in a cloudless blue sky reminiscent of clear water on a balmy day. The vestiges of green on leaves, withered and parched, lay wilted in the boughs of native eucalyptus while fauna sought shade or became stealthy poachers sipping H20 from containers left out for pets.‘It’s really hot. Are you sure you won’t...
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