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The Smugglers of Ember Pass

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Vesna chose the short route. She had to clear the slope before the snow loaded any heavier. Halfway across, a low crack rolled down from above, the exact sound she heard in her nightmares. The whole slope was about to let go.

There was no time to outrun it. The snow swept the sled away and rolled Vesna down the mountain in a roaring white tumble. She came to rest in the dark, packed tight, one arm free near her face. She'd warned four clients about this exact slope. Now she clawed at the snow and screamed for anyone at all.

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