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The story begins on a thirty-mile long Alaskan trail at a temperature of sixty degrees below zero
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The character is a burly man with a lot of confidence. He will take on any challenge and expects to overcome hardships.
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The character begins to feel the harsh cold when he takes off his mittens to eat.
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The character experiences more cold on his nose and cheeks and has to constantly rub them
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The character has a wave of confidence and tramps on determinedly along the trail
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The character comes across an ice trap and falls into a shallow pond, soaking his feet and ankles in freezing water.
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The character is forced to start a fire in order to warm himself up.
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Vincent’s first fire is extinguished from falling snow and is forced to try again.
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On his second fire, Vincent’s fingers are so numb that he drops his match and cannot pick it up.
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Vincent tries again to light a match but burns his hand and drops the match into the snow.
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Vincent looks for help but only finds an abandoned camp.
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Vincent successfully lights a fire and is able to change is shoes and warm up his body.
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Vincent limps pitifully into the camp on the Cherry Creek Divide after learning the very tough lesson of one should never travel alone.