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Submitted to Contest #325
The stale, humid air was suffocating. The discomfort in his chest was a constant. Every breath came unsatisfying, half-empty, leaving him craving more. He was moving slowly, and yet his legs felt heavier than when sprinting in the open plains. Rubbery vines snaked across the forest floor, tangling his path. Every couple of breaths, hunger pulsed through his empty stomach, draining what little energy remained. The smell should have been overwhelming on its own. The stench of wet, disintegrating leaves and bugs was unlike anything he had sense...
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