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Even the refs had their striped



       shirts over big, thick coats and looked


       like over-stuffed zebras.



               We won the toss, so I got to do


       the first kick of the game.  When I



       kicked, I got it off well, but my other


       foot slipped, and I went down flat on



       my back.  The other team receiver


       slipped, couldn’t get the ball, and it



       bounced into the end zone.  They


       fumbled the next play, but as we



       flopped around in the snow, it was



       hard to tell where the ball was.


               The game went much the same



       way.  The wind whipped snow into


       our faces, making it hard to tell who



       was where and especially where the
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