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Submitted to Contest #8
The hot afternoon sun beat down on Hank’s back as he lay on his small raft, head hanging over the side, watching the fish swim by just out of his reach. His arms were half submerged in the salty ocean water, and he hoped a fish would mistake his wriggling fingers for worms. The self-proclaimed “survivor man” lay as still as possible as the gentle ocean waves moved his raft up and down in a calming rhythm. He knew that if he could just catch a fish, he would have enough to survive for one more day. The eyeballs of the fish would contain water...
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