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It It's a snowy December morning in 1620 on the shores of Cape Cod in what is today Massachusetts.

In the early light of dawn, a group of Puritans sit around a campfire eating breakfast.

Among them is a highly respected Puritan leader, Edward Winslow.

Just last month, Edward and a group of his fellow Puritans arrived here in the so-called New World to start a settlement.

Their journey across the Atlantic was long and hard, but the work isn't over.

Now they're here, Edward and his party are out on a

patrol mission to scout the area. Soon they'll pack up their things and head back to join

their fellow travelers on board the Mayflower, anchored in nearby Plymouth Bay.

Edward and his men talk about their plans for the next day, when suddenly their quiet conversation by the fire is interrupted by someone shouting in the distance.

Edward squints into the dim morning light.

He sees a member of his party running toward the camp at full speed, eyes wide with fear.

He cries out Indians.

As Edward leaps to his feet, an arrow strikes the ground nearby.

And then another and another. Soon a swarm of arrows soars down from above. Edward and his party

scramble to grab their muskets. Then they take cover, take aim, and fire. But the arrows keep coming. As the Puritans fire

back in the direction of their attackers, Edward peers out into the surrounding trees.

But it's too dark. He can't see a thing. Edward glances over at a member of his party who runs

to the fire, grabs a flaming log, and waves it around in the air to scare the attackers off.

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