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Jan 2014
A young desert child is parched. A sheep herder hands him a coke. The boy sips it, swallows, and lets out a sigh of refreshment. A feeling not found oft in the hot sahara sun. The boy roams the desert for years, always thirsty, never again experiencing a sip of coke.

One day, he sees a can in the distance. he chases it. yet, it is always out of reach.

The boy, now a man, meets a girl. She offers him her body. Once complete, the man lets out a sigh of refreshment. A feeling not found since the sip of coke as a child.

The man continues to wander the sandy abyss, never again experiencing the sigh of relief.
Written by
Sam Berns  Toronto
(Toronto)   
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