Hide's 100-word story for July 3, 2025

Hide wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on July 3, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

The drone whirred above, but we were so far in motion it didn’t matter. The assassination had been carefully planned down to the minute. Where the mark would be. Entrances, exits, security, everything. We moored the ship off the bank to the west and waded to the sewage line. All four of us were ready to lay down our lives for the cause. We all believed that the government corruption was a diseased reptile, infecting everything in its path, hurting the people it’s supposed to serve. And we all know that if you kill a dictator, you’re beheading the snake.

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