Tuesday May 21st 2013

The Long Road Home

As the clouds drifted over the face of the moon, he walked. Even in darkness, the heat rose from the desert sand.

His thoughts were clouded from fatigue, and his body was weak from hours of walking in the scorching heat.

He found shelter in a small underpass. He ducked his head, and sat down.

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