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"To his astonishment they had disappeared. Suddenly the snow gave way beneath his fore legs and he sank down. Something wriggled under his feet. A whiff of warm air ascended to his nostrils and there, curled up under the snow in a snug ball, lay Billie. So that's the way they did it, eh? Buck confidently selected a spot and with much fuss and wasted effort proceeded to dig a hole for himself.."