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The Snow-Woman
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33 THE SNOW-WOMAN Herbody’sweighty,twosnow-balls, andsowhitesheleechesredpaintfromthesled. Thewholeyardresemblesher:whitegettingwhiter asifitwereallinherhead. Yesterdayshefellinatrancefromthesky. Igaveherbuttonsandtwocoaleyes. SheisanambassadorfromtheOldOrder, fromtheiceforcethatcarvedouttheKettleMoraine. Hermineralrightsareclear:shesharesthepast withthestarsandcarriesastillnesssovastitmoves likeaglacieracrosstheyard. Sheasksnothingofme.Iasknothinginreturn. Iamgeneticallyclosertomushrooms thantoher.Herrootsareelsewhere,liketheroots ofthedaughterIwillneverbear, andsothingssettlebetweenus. ...