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how slowly it falls to the ground.

“What a glorious night,” said the stranger suddenly. - Frosty ... quiet. What a charm - Russian winter!

You put on felt boots, a sheepskin coat made of sheep, a hat, a hood - the frost does not sting. You will leave - a melodious ringing. And the stars. If you touch the gate, it will crackle. Freezing! The snow is blue, strong, squeaks thinly, thinly. On the street - snowdrifts, mountains. There are pink lamp lights in the windows. And the air ... - blue, silvered with dust, smoky, starry.

You are always looking for something, and then it turns out that a little bit of winter is enough for happiness.

Dazzling light!

Winter has come. After all, no one has canceled the right of the strong!

- The snow turns into spring, - the Bear cub guessed.

The snow behind the Isthmus was already deep, and cold winds were rising there; in fortresses, castles, and villages throughout the north, great and small prayed to their weirwood trees that this winter would be short. Those who had fewer hungry mouths lived better during these dark days, so it has long been a custom in the North for the elderly, younger sons, single, childless, homeless and hopeless to leave home with the first snow so that their relatives can survive and see another spring. The victory was secondary for the men of this winter army; they went for glory, adventure, robbery and, most importantly, for a dignified death.

Years passed, summer and winter changed each other. There were hot days and warm days, and days when the salty wind blew from the sea, flower fields in the spring, and abundant harvests, and golden autumn days, roads were built throughout the kingdom, and bridges connected the banks of the rivers. But the king, as far as his subjects could see, showed no joy. "Now it's always winter," he said to Septon Barth one evening, while drunk. Since Aemon's death, he always drank a cup or three of honey-sweetened wine at night to sleep.

death corrected.

In the meantime, I'm in the south."

And slay all nature.

Everything wherever we look.