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Weekly Contest #314
It was hot. The cows stood in the lake as far as they could go without having to swim. Too hot for the birds to sing. Too dang hot for the dog to lift his head when the postman drove up and used a potholder to open the bent metal door of the mailbox and drop two thin envelopes inside. Yeah. It was that hot. The porch swing moved when she tapped her toe against the rough brick pushing it back and forth just enough to set it swaying, just enough to cause the air to ripple around her. She lay on her back, one leg propped over the arm of the sw...
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