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coming clear off of the ground. There

the truck sat for a moment, the driver

seemingly in a state of confusion.

After a short time, he backed up and

made a run at it, with the same result.

After a couple more fruitless attempts

he backed up for over a mile until he

could find a place he could safely turn

around.

I returned to the warm house,

feeling great triumph. But an hour or

so later, we heard the whir of the giant

county snow thrower. Its approach

brought more than just myself out to

watch this time. Most of my brothers

also donned their coats to find out what

had spurred the use of this machine.

The driver approached the ice hill

slowly. He gradually rolled his way

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