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Despite the clouds, the sunrise was unreal - it was amazing how, for just a few brief minutes, the dunes were transformed from a light, dull colour, to brilliant and warm shades of orange and red. Most people missed the sunrise, as only a handful of us were outside to witness it. It briefly made me forget the crunchy sand that had found its way into my mouth during the night. I tried not to think about all the camel dung that littered the dunes and undoubtedly polluted all that sand ...