At noon, the scorching sun blazed mercilessly, baking the earth.
A secluded valley behind the village was shrouded in stifling heat, and the surrounding trees seemed drained of vitality by the glare, their branches and leaves drooping.
A faint mist drifted through the valley, refracting dazzling, colorful rays under the sunlight and lending the place an air of mystery.
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