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The Ninety-Mile Silence

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The radio died for good with a soft click. "That's it," Dell said. But Mara fixed her eyes on the smoke and started walking. "Smoke means a person. People mean help." They stumbled toward it through the dark trees, calling out as loud as they could.

A flashlight beam cut through the trees and swung onto their faces. A woman in a ranger jacket lowered it, stunned. "You're the kids from the Cessna," she said. "My cabin's just past the ridge. I've got a radio and a warm stove. Come on, you're done walking."

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