They trekked across the Sonoran Desert... with garlic rubbed on their shoes to repel snakes. J.G. and K.G. carried 50-pound backpacks with jerky... energy drinks.
Their dull-colored, dusty clothes offered camouflage, but they couldn't have hidden from the drones' infrared cameras. It was October, and temperatures rose above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
By day six, their feet were scratched, raw and bloody with blisters. On day seven, they ran out of water. Some were so thirsty they drank their own urine.
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