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We were swallowed by the dust. For an instant we stood frozen and blinded with fear. Then they reached down and grabbed all three of us. “We will take you to the Sultan for beheading!” Their eyes glowed red. Their stained teeth clamped tight on the camel’s reins. “Blasphemers must be burned alive!”
One had me by the wrist and swung me around like a doll. “Heretics must be flayed
alive! Those who would break the laws of God must be buried alive!”
The other had both dogs by their tails. “Death by torture to all who do not bow down to the will of God! It is written!”
“Let go of me, you assholes!”, I yelled. “I’ll have you stretched out in the sun to fry! I’ll have you hung by your heels over an ant’s nest!”
The dogs snarled and clawed and bit but for all our bravado, we were as helpless as children.
The goons jabbed the camels with the butts of their rifles. The camel’s heads swung wildly. They let loose an explosive, bellowing groan and we were off, speeding to some unspeakable end.
The other had both dogs by their tails. “Death by torture to all who do not bow down to the will of God! It is written!”
“Let go of me, you assholes!”, I yelled. “I’ll have you stretched out in the sun to fry! I’ll have you hung by your heels over an ant’s nest!”
The dogs snarled and clawed and bit but for all our bravado, we were as helpless as children.
The goons jabbed the camels with the butts of their rifles. The camel’s heads swung wildly. They let loose an explosive, bellowing groan and we were off, speeding to some unspeakable end.
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