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Submitted to Contest #325
A gust of icy wind slapped Jesse’s face; her light hair whipped her neck, tangling itself together. She dragged her feet through the sand, raising a small gray cloud with every step. The grains got caught in the holes in her shoelaces, rubbing roughly between her toes. She kept moving, one foot after the other, toward the red cliff. She lost her balance. She didn't even hear the thud as she fell to her knees in the sand: above and below and behind and in front of her, the wind drowned out every other sound. Her eyes didn't want to stay open:...
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