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Weekly Contest #314
Part 1: The Dog Days It was the hottest day of the year. The rainforest groaned beneath the weight of the sun. Trees that once stood like proud sentinels now bowed like weary warriors, their leaves curled and brittle. Cicadas screamed—their piercing song like glass shattering in slow motion. Even the river, once a singing artery through the forest's heart, had been reduced to a sullen trickle, its voice hoarse with thirst. I had known many summers. I had known their mischief, their moods, their mercy, but never one like this. The heat was di...
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