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"They're lost - or worse," he said glumly. "And I'm afraid
we'd be running the risk of weakening ourselves still further
if we set out to look for them in this snow."
"We'll just have to hope that they find their way to us,"
Perian said, thinking fondly of Fester, her "weighty lady."
The other Aghar seemed not to notice the disappearance of
their comrades. They focused instead on gaining the most
comfortable sleeping spaces in the damp, snowy grove.
Calculating that the derro soldiers would stay in their
own camp only until darkness, Flint and Perian decided to
take a chance and wait for more than an hour. Still there
was no sign of the missing Wedgies. In that hour, though,
the storm began to abate. The wind that had made traveling
difficult was now blowing the storm clouds away. Though
visibility was not great, they could see a vista of complete
whiteness. The peaks and ridgelines gleamed under their
pristine frosting, and the whole region was revealed as one
of astounding natural beauty. A small, frozen waterfall
hung suspended like a great icicle at the head of the valley of
their camp
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