Oasis Mirage [Desert Detour Contest]

The sweltering sun beat down over pearlescent sand. Winds swept in every so often, bringing a sweet escape from the blistering heat. Steve had been on many fearsome adventures in his lifetime, but it felt like this would be his breaking point.
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Each step up the massive dune of sand seemed endless, but something inside of Steve kept him going on. Determination filled him to the brim. He knew that, if he just kept pushing, he could make it. There had to be something over this mountainous pile of sand. Slipping one last time, he pulled himself up to the peak of the dune and looked out over the expanse of desert.
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Yet, the desert was no longer just a mass of sand. Something else was there. But was it real? Or was it something he could actually physically touch? He stepped forward, exhaustion taking him over. He fell down the other slope of the dune toward the entity in front of him.
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An oasis. A beautiful, beautiful oasis. He looked thirstily at the water, and the shade the palm tree made over the little pond. He got up to run towards it, but each step he took, the oasis was farther and farther away. He squinted, and to his utter dismay, the desert returned to its blistering hot, sandy self.
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