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The breath of winter arrived before the snow

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could settle.

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catching the last amber embers of an autumn

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twilight.

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Across the vast. frozen tundra plain.

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the world had quieted into shades of lavender

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and bruised blue.

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The pale sky hung low. pregnant with the

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weight of the coming storm.

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as a soft flurry of crystal dust began

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to swirl through the freezing air.

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Through this hushed. monochromatic landscape moved a ghost.

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With pristine white fur that seemed to gather

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the dying light of day.

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an arctic fox trotted purposefully over the crust

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of ice.

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Every step was deliberate and light.

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its thick. luxurious coat rippling slightly against the

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biting wind.

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It was completely at home in the wild.

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an apex wanderer of the deep cold.

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hunting by sound and instinct beneath the frozen

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crust.

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Suddenly the fox stopped.

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Its twitching black nose tested the bitter air.

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and its dark. intelligent eyes locked onto a

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tiny disturbance beneath the powder snow.

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With a sudden burst of effortless grace. it

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pounced. diving headfirst into the drift.

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It emerged a moment later. shaking a spray

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of glittering snow from its face.

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its sharp hunt fulfilled as it trotted onward.

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melting seamlessly back into the quiet majesty of

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the arctic dusk.