A desert walk
When Jack's car run out of gas in the desert, a myriad of thoughts ran
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through his head.First,he didn't even have a loaf of bread.Second, nor did
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he have any water.Third,he was a long way off from anything.And without
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his cellphone,it didn't matter that he could have been just a phone call away from help.It was only a matter of time before he would die.
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And so he began walking down the road.After only a quarter of an hour wolking under the hot desert sun,he began dreaming of large amounts of water.And when a million other things could have been on his mind as
well,he thought back to his wife.They had just separated over a number of irreconcilable differences.And she had always been too much of a live
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wire for him.It had always been only a question of time before their
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marriage would fail.But now,about to die,he began to think that he had been a lucky dog to have such an interesting wife.
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She had told him a million times that she was good for him.Now he knew
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that she had been so.If only they were still together!
As he continued walking,Jack noticed an odd pile of stones.He
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stopped.They could be covering a multitude of things,but Jack knew that
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it was a must for him to see if it was water.In a matter of minutes he
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removed the rocks from what looked like an old bag.As he opened it, Jack shouted in relief.It was water:enough to last the rest of the day.Now he could safely get back to town.
Back in town,Jack called his wife.