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Hannah loosened her pressure on Nook’s collar, and immediately the husky relaxed She had to find a way to co outside in the blizzard

The kernel tugged again Hannah stared at the tent, willing whatever memory it was to come forward, but it didn’t I am in the middle of a blizzard and I do not have time to wait! she yelled inside her head

The wind howled, filling itself with snow and throwing it at her The tent was dark and silent She gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and slowly pushed her breath out in a steady streaain The vestibule was the same yellow as the plastic they used to cover the doors of the kennels in the winter It flapped again in a quick upward motion, like when Nook poked her head out of her kennel in the s when someone came outside for the first time

Kennel

None of the sled dogs knew obedience coee, haw, line out … and they knew “kennel up” house, whether it was their own, or the beige plastic crate for the vet, or the specially designed dog truck with ts of dog boxes for transporting them to races

Was that right? She ran through her thoughts and felt the kernel there

Yes

“Nook, kennel,” she said

Nook nosed forward, then paused

“Kennel up, Nook, let’s go” Hannah used the everydaywas fine

The husky nosed forward again, looked back, then went into the vestibule Hannah turned to the re

“Rudy, kennel up”

The poor wheel dog looked around in confusion; sled dogs each had their own kennel, or else they slept outside Now it seemed Nook was in the only kennel there She could alo?

She grabbed his collar and backed into the tent, calling, “Kennel up, Rudy, let’s go, kennel,” and slowly he was coaxed into the shelter Nook had claimed the most protected spot, between the supply pack and the shelf wall, but Rudy didn’t seem to care He lay down by the vestibule entrance, and after Hannah zipped it down, he curled up with his nose sticking out so that he didn’t

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