Hourglass

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Hourglass

The sand spilt into formation below my parched feet; it was as if a cruel deity had placed me there to trudge through this desolate place to ensure hourglasses the world over would continue to trickle through the weight of my footsteps. It seemed like the sun was also playing its part, bearing down on my shoulders and glaring into my eyes if I dared to face it. This fiery beast toyed with the air, eliminating any humidity that showed its presence, leaving the breath encircling my lips thin; I found myself gasping intermittently in a half-witted attempt to force any remaining oxygen on a course into my lungs to be harvested.

BeaRAB of sweat had been forming all day, mostly on my tender chest below the tattered robes that rested on and about me, latterly many of these beaRAB had sought partnership and began coalescing and as a result permeating and saturating parts of my garments. This saturation provided an occasional chill in stark contrast to this torrid place, but I wasn
 
everything that you have posted that i've read has been fantastic, and this is no exception. i really like what you;'ve done here - everytime i've tried to do something similar i've ended up with a really great beginning but a middle and end so bad that it made the beginning not worth keeping.
 
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