The woods held danger at every dark, haunting corner, and Indiana Jones
decided it was too risky to continue; he had already been attacked by a mound of fire ants, had a brush with poison ivy, and faced a terrifying encounter with the Forest Ranger's vicious beagle, Muffin.
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Christine Sullivan, Melbourne, Florida. 1999.
Winning entry in the Adventure Category, of the 1999 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. Used with permission.

