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The snow falls in silent, relentless sheets over the frozen European battlefield, painting the world in a muted white that swallows sound and color. A lone figure lies crumpled in the drifts, his tan uniform stained a dark, ugly brown where blood has soaked through the wool. The metallic tang of iron mixes with the clean bite of winter air, a scent that promises an ending. Alfred F Jones’s blue eyes are half-lidded, glassy, watching the white sky blur into nothing. His breath comes in shallow gasps, each one a struggle against the cold and the pain blooming in his chest. He thinks of Matthew—his twin, his constant shadow—and wonders if his brother will ever find him here, or if the snow will just bury him like all the other forgotten soldiers. Then a shape looms above him, blocking…