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that?"
Kaj whispered to himself.  A distant triangular-shaped object
was approaching him.  "Wait, I know what that is!"  The
object was getting closer.  Kaj backed out of the way a
little.  He started waving his arms around as if he were
trying to flag the object down.  "It is!  It's a shuttle!
 Hey, hey!"
     
    The shuttle flew right by Kaj -
the speed it was going knocked him down, covering his body in sand.
 He spit out sand that found its way into his mouth.
 Getting up, he again waved his arms around as he yelled,
hoping they'd turn around and pick him up.  "Hey, hey!
 Come back!"  It was no use.  The shuttle was long
gone.
     
    As he wandered through the
wasteland, Kaj's thoughts were soon getting to him.  He kept
thinking about how he would never get out of the desert, and just
keep circling around it.  He'd end up like every other Daj
that would try to be free but fail in the end.
     
    The idea of suicide came to his
head a few times.   It'd be
quick , a voice in his head echoed every
time he thought of the subject.  Even though it sounded like
an easy way out, he knew he had to fulfill his duty and continue
the legacy of his people.  He knew that his uncle would be
disappointed in him if he just gave up halfway through, though the
thought of seeing his parents again made him second guess every
time.
     
    An hour or so had passed by.
 Kaj's stomach growled.  He grabbed his stomach and felt
it grumble, trying to remember the last time he ate.  Kaj slid
off his backpack and unzipped it.  He pulled out a few pieces
of squished bread wrapped in brown paper.  Forcefully, he
devoured both pieces in seconds.
     
    "Ah," Kaj sighed.  He dropped
onto the sandy floor, lying on his side.  The rest that Kaj
needed for his journey slipped off his schedule.  As his
eyelids grew closer together, Kaj spotted something.
     
    "What the ..." Kaj said as he sat
up.  He slipped back on his backpack as he noticed that
whatever was out there was heading towards him.  As the
creature headed towards Kaj, he made a dash in the other direction.
 He raced across the terrain, faster than he ever thought he
could run.  One bad step he took sent everything from his
unzipped backpack flying out.  He took a look back, but still
kept running, ignoring what had just happened.
     
    Up ahead Kaj could see a new
biome.  Tall, lively trees stood out in the distance.  A
large smile grew on Kaj's face.  He knew he must be close.
 Kaj glanced back again to see the creature still chasing
him.
     
    The creature then let out a roar.
 Kaj jumped a little by the sound of the hungry beast, but
continued until he reached the biome.
     
    Kaj was stunned by the sudden
forest that stood before him.  He ran into the forest,
crushing leaves and darting by trees.  Glancing over the area,
Kaj was in awe as he had never seen anything like it
before.
     
    He could hear behind him the
creature rushing across the forest floor.
     
    As Kaj was running, he had one
idea pop into his head.  Up ahead he could see a tall, thick
tree.  When he made it up to the tree, he sharply turned
behind and started to climb.  His long fingers helped him grab
on around the trunk.  Looking down as he climbed up, Kaj saw
the creature race past his hiding spot.  He climbed up to a
long branch on the tree.
     
    "Thank goodness," Kaj said,
panting heavily.  He sat on the branch, his feet dangling
down.  As he took a few minutes to rest, he looked around at
the beautiful scenery.  Large glowing ovals attached
themselves all around the bottom of the trees. Tall trees filled
the forest with green vines hanging down.  As he looked up
into the sky, the top of the forest was covered in a net of
leaves.
     
    Kaj sat up in the tree for a
couple of minutes, gathering his thoughts.  Taking in what had
just happened.  The sudden withdrawal of his home, his uncle,
and the travelers was really getting to him.  He sat forward
with his hands cupped in front of him.