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It was the first day of our expedition through the desert. The sun was at its highest point and our clothes got soaking wet with sweat. Our guides were constantly glancing at the sky and talking anxiously to each other in their native language. Two hours before they [ ] us about the sandstorm coming. Nevertheless, the head of our expedition intended to reach the destination point in time, come rain or shine. In no way [ ] the idea to postpone the start.

The wind gasps grew stronger and clouds of dust turned the skies red. My friend's horse reared suddenly and threw him. I got off and ran back in fright to help him get up. He must [ ] his ankle and couldn't put the weight on it. I asked the guides, who rushed to give us support, if we could make a stop to wait out the storm. Under no circumstances, [ ] to let us stop because it was too dangerous. One of them explained that you have to push on during the dust storm, otherwise you will get buried by sand. The sand particles tend to gather quickly around any stationary object, be it a horse, a camel or a human, until they cover it completely.

We had to move on. We wrapped pieces of cotton fabric around our heads and faces. The wind [ ] and the wall of sand grew so dense we could hardly see the sun. Moreover, we could barely see each other and walked as fortune directed us. Meanwhile, my friend was in a very weak condition and I was trying my best not to lose sight of him. The torture seemed to last forever, but in fact, it was just for a couple of hours. Only then [ ].