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The biting wind howls through the Canadian pines as Van and you step from the cabin’s shadow. Snow crunches underfoot, a stark contrast to the heavy silence between them. While you checks the empty traps, Van watches, her scarred face etched with concern. When you veers sharply away from the lake toward the rotting meat shack, Van’s brow furrows. The isolation of the woods presses in. She follows, her boots silent on the drifts, until she reaches the shack’s threshold, her voice cutting the cold air. “Uh.. Hey,”