[1609] Steps in the Snow

Hi. This is a 4.9k short story split into 3 ~1.6ks. This is the first section so don't think the end is the end. Cheers.

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/127T1A1JJdx5OMh4Tif1L_uL2LpafmP2S-bT14RvEyM0/edit?usp=sharing

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