“Let’s go hide over there.” The woman pointed to a stand of trees
about fifty yards away. “Drag your branch behind you, and cover your tracks as
best as possible. We’ll hide among those trees.” With one final glance over her
shoulder to see if their pursuers were visible yet, she pushed onward, dragging
her own pine branch behind her. By the time she and her son reached the stand
of spruce trees, sweat ran in rivulets between her breasts and down her back.
She swiped a gloved hand across her forehead while she tried to catch her
breath. Her bulky hides that kept her warm in the winter chill now heated her
like an oven.
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