Vignette from The Highway

The land around it varied constantly, from stretches of sand dunes and tumbleweeds, to hills and mountains and valleys with amazing vistas, to lush forests filled with streams and rivers, to grasslands full of wheat and rye and wildflowers.

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A Reason to Live part 1

Miniature sand dunes had formed around the base of the shack, obscuring view of the foundation. a pitted and faded sloped wooden roof stood over the crumbling bricks of the well, supported only by two scoured upright beams.

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Purpose

As she ran closer atlas saw that she was chasing down a small white crab who was shuffling just out of her reach through a maze of tiny dunes and driftwood, panicked and erratic. when, finally, he dove into a tiny haven in the sand.

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Into The Future: Chapter 1

He was still dragged on despite his visual impairment, almost tripping over the small grainy dunes below him a few times. when his eyesight kicked back in, he took notice to the huge mining operation happening in the distance. "jeez...

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Insert Heroics Here - Chapter 2

A shed with barely enough space to maybe fit a few rakes and a canoe laid on top of a large dune in the sand; high enough to avoid most of the tide but not enough to escape damage entirely from the more chaotic days.

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Torpedo Run Chapter 21

From behind, rocket con-trails swarmed in as dune buggies began firing their weld-mounted pipe bombs and rpg launchers, pounding the dug-in enemy position with scratch-built artillery. "waters, you alright? you're limping!"

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Michael and Amanda, Chapter 23

He spread the towel on the sand at the edge of the sand dunes. he sat down and patted the towel beside him. amanda smiled and sat beside him, putting her arms around his waist and laying her head on his shoulder.

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The desert

Sanir was still sitting cross-legged atop the dune. he knew that if he ran away, tunn would eventually catch him. so he hadn't moved, as he had been instructed.

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Thundercats: The ones who fly at night

I talked to one of the children of the dunes and her mother" "i thought they were all orphans." interrupted tygra. "apparently some of them chose to be." lion-o shook his head.

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Isolation-Excerpt 16-Hetawave

"it's a hundred sixty mile, two day long long walk from here", james said, "two hour drive with one of our dune buggy's, but you'd have to drive close to the top speed of 80 miles an hour to get there before you over heated."

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Burned Memories (Part 3)

A pile of animal bodies grew from the dunes, all different species and in different stages of development. "so, t-this is the c-cost for the c-cure." hound muttered to himself, a tear running down his furry cheek.

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