Contributor: Jesse Campen
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The warm breeze of the late-evening desert flows through my car while I drive eighty miles per hour towards my destination: Las Vegas, Nevada.
Most go to Las Vegas with others. I prefer to walk away with my sins alone. No one is in my car to block the sound of my blaring-loud music. My vision is a blur from having driven so far.
"It’s okay," I say to myself. "The road is straight anyways."
Something past a mountain catches my eye. Is it the lights of my destination? No. I know it isn’t. I’m miles away from there. I have a half hour to go.
I see what looks like fire shoot out of a low-flying aircraft. The explosive sound reaches the road a second...

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Jesse Campen