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Waiting for the Rain

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Rachel, I made my decision today.
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Watching the Soldiers

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They first appeared at the time of the golden skies.
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The Dark Under the Skin

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Jordan felt the grains of sand push up between his toes as he made his way through the crackling vegetation of the shore.
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Conquist

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On the eve of the Holy Trinity in the year of Our Lord 1542, I, Cristóbal de Varga, humble servant of His Imperial Majesty Charles V, King of Spain and Holy Roman Emperor, led my four hundred conquistadors through an entrada into a new world.
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Stories of the Sand

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The sands started speaking to us on our eighth morning in the
Red Desert.
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The Doppelgänger Effect

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Blue shift
The grey drizzled down around him, and Christain knew the time had come for them to kill him again.
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The Jesus Particle

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I think I’ve finally grown tired of watching the end of the world.  You’d think that it would be impossible – since it’s never exactly the same twice – yet I can’t escape the inevitable conclusion that I’ve had enough.
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The Vigilant

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The sorcery of djinn was like a stalking beast. You had to stay downwind of it, even when you were the hunter.  Antar knew, as always, everything depended on him seeing the unseen and forcing his eyes to reveal what lay in the membrane between light and darkness.
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At Rain's Grey Remembering

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The rain always came down grey and cold.
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