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What ensues is the "Dash of Death"—a frantic, high-knee sprint that looks like a flamingo having a seizure. You do not walk gracefully to the water. You tiptoe on your heels. You leap from shadow patch to shadow patch. You pray for a piece of wet, compacted sand near the water’s edge. Tourists watch in confusion. Locals nod in solidarity. This is the price of admission.

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