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This story is set in the Klondike in Alaska, on a bleak day in January. The frost was sixty-degrees below zero, an there was thirty miles of lonely trail to cover.
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Tom Vincent was a handsome young fellow, big and muscular, faithful and strong.
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The first instance of the rising action is the first chill of frost when he takes off the mitten to eat a biscut.
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The second instance of the rising action is when he felt the need for a nose strap.
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The third instance of the rising action is when Tom finds the frozen creek.
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The climax of the story is when Tom Vincent falls through the ice.
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The first instance of the falling action is when he builds a fire after falling through the ice.
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The second instance of the falling action is when Tom takes off his gloves.
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The final instance of the falling action is when he cut off his moccasins.
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The resolution is when Tom Vincent dies.