The first snow came early, on August thirteenth, piling up a foot, but was followed by a quick melt. The next week Joe Aguirre sent word to bring them down -- another, bigger storm was moving in from the Pacific -- and they packed in the game and moved off the mountain with the sheep, stones rolling at their heels, purple cloud crowding in from the west and the metal smell of coming snow pressing them on.
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=aside= Meryl
Thank you for posting 911, and kudos to you for
coming up with the perfect theme for April 4th.
=reply= Sonja
You're welcome. It was our pleasure.