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When Comfort and Cold Collide
I check my phone’s weather app. It’s -6℉, with a windchill of -23℉. I slide open the patio door and stick out my head. I shiver as icy fingers of cold air assault me. Brrr…that stings! I shut the slider and retreat to safety. The predicted Arctic Chill has arrived. …
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The Edge Of The Cliff
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