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The Sand Castle

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He must have fallen asleep again. The sand pressing on his body had accumulated so slowly, it was suddenly impossible to breathe. Luckily, the dune had only accumulated up to his neck. He hacked out a dry mouth full of sand and attempted to get his bearings. Then, very slowly, he worked his way out of the sand dune. He wriggled out his shoulders, then arms, then torso, and his legs.

The man stood up and looked around. He wasn’t sure where he was, and all he could see was desert. He didn’t panic, though, as he couldn’t die out here. It simply wasn’t the right place for him.

Suddenly, a spark flickered in the back of his mind, and he got down on his knees and started digging. After a minute of so, he pulled a letter out of the ground and shook the sand out. He opened it up, and all it said was:

“I’m just up ahead.”

The man looked forward and started walking.
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mjponso's avatar
Something tells me that the man had written the letter to himself, and that it was the inspiration he needed to keep himself walking through this desert.  After all, he had to press on, for "he couldn't die out here."