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We present Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer spectroscopy of Sand 2, an LMC WO-type Wolf-Rayet star, revealing the O VI resonance P Cygni doublet at 1032-1038 Å. These data are combined with Hubble Space Telescope Faint Object Spectrograph ultraviolet and Mount Stromlo 2.3 m optical spectroscopy and analyzed using a spherical, non-LTE, line-blanketed code. Our study reveals exceptional stellar parameters: T_*∼150,000 K, v_∞=4100 km.s^–1, log(L/L_☉)=5.3, and M{dot}=1x10^–5 M_☉.yr^–1, if we adopt a volume filling factor of 10%. Elemental abundances of C/He∼0.7±0.2 and O/He∼0.15^+0.10_–0.05 by number qualitatively support previous recombination line studies. We confirm that Sand 2 is more chemically enriched in carbon than LMC WC stars and that it is expected to undergo a supernova explosion within the next 5x10⁴ yr.