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"Never should have pulled the ranger out of that station," he mutters. "They’ll regret it this summer, mark my words." "You mean, there’ll be a forest fire?" you ask. " Yup a ripsnorter. A crown fire will take out all the pines on the southwest slope." " how do you know that?" you ask. " it’s been hot and dry. Not much snow runoff form last winter’" he snapes. "City folk aint got no heads for nature’s mischief. If I had my way, they’d shoot any stranger who goes beyond WolfRidge." At that Isaac pulls his hat over his eyes and starts to snore.



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