froze
raze
he
thought
he'd
find
out
for
himself
what
kind
of
shape
the
roads
were
in
.
see
if
they
had
any
salt
trucks
out
. pick
up
some
coffee
and
shampoo
while
he
was
at
it
.
the
cold
welded
the
car
doors
closed
.
"
fuck
it
,"
he
said
. "
i'm
not
going
anywhere
."
he
cooked
two
slices
of
bread
so
he'd
remember
what
it
was
to
be
warm
and
drank
a
glass
of
orange
juice
to
keep
his
stomach
honest
.
he
let
the
day
come
to
him
for
once
,
instead
of
grabbing
it
by
the
throat
and
daring
it
to
choke
out
its
worst
intentions
.
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go
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