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Submitted to Contest #240
Getting out of the car, the unexpected gust of hot air made me gasp. The force nearly knocked me down even without the aid of the car door slamming against me. Most disconcerting, though, was how it came from the wrong direction. Wind usually blew in from the west off the ocean, cool and refreshing. But this wind was hot and dry, screaming down from the eastern hills. A glimpse across the valley revealed the sky as an unnaturally pale blue. So pale, it appeared almost white save for the haze of faint brownish-orange lingering at the horizon...
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