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Show 143, heavier than Weasel is though." "I couldn't breath in that snow! Olaf's hand xrith a rope in it-say, maybe Weasel's holed up in one of the dead's cabins at Blue Burg." "There's plenty of vacant ones a l l r i g h t . " Olaf said. You couldmt believe xrhat xre saw today-how many are gone." Bill said quickly, "Jan?" "He went early. Lunch Mouth's a l i v e but doxm." "Told me to t e l l ya he was sorry he ever brought Weasel to you," Sunny said. "Told him if I found Weasel I 'd bring him some of your b i s c u i t s ." Bill sat quietly thinking of his old friend Jan, and there xras an emptiness there that xrould never be f i l l e d. Aloud he said, "Never knexr a man I could have such a good time xrith as Jan. Alxrays making his oxm fun-playing his fiddle and getting everyone feeling good around him.." Olaf said, "I don't believe he ever got up from that sickness he had the last time xre xrere a l l in Blue Burg." Olaf stood up and moved his xret clothes around on the rack. Then slipped outside. "This xrarmer xreather is going to give me trouble getting the bear back," Olaf said when he came back. "I'm going in to sleep now and I should s t a r t in about six hours xrhen i t ' l l be frozen hard again." Sunny said, "Olaf, do you want me to go xrith you?" "I third: I can make i t alone. I t ' l l depend on the |