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S.A.2314. Certificate number 48070. The Dyedloff pass incident.

Three cross-country skiers spot a solitary tent, partially collapsed by snow.

So, John, I'd love to ask if you have ever walked across Europe.

Ariel, I feel like you're baiting me now.

Just a little bit.

Well, as a matter of fact, yes, I have.

I've walked across Europe all the way across it, and I'm happy to tell you every little

thing about it if you are interested.

But go on.

Absolutely.

What made you think that, and why is that relevant to your story?

Well, I've heard, I've heard tell that you may have walked across Europe once, twice.

And this, this is a, I would say, European adjacent walk. So our story, our topic today, takes place in the Ural Mountains, so literally just over the

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