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Adelle couldn't keep the speed up. Endurance she had, speed she did not. Sidra matched her for every movement, but while Adelle had already hit her peak Sidra still had more to come. The bright bark informed Adelle of that. Try as she did though, the pup had nothing more to give. She simply pushed on, keeping at the same speed as Sidra began to move ahead of her. It wasn't much. A slow gain that Adelle kept hoping to catch up to.
Little by little it increased. First it was just a nose. Then a shoulder. Her head passed Adelle, but the dog still held hope. Despair sunk into her heart as Sidra managed to pass her completely, and continue running faster and faster. Try as she might to spur herself to higher speeds, Adelle had nothing left. She had given it all in that first stretch to catch up with the speedy hybrid. Panting Adelle watched Sidra move, clearly ready to win the race.
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