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Scout woke from a doze when the entire world around her started to shiver, a low rumble building to a roar all around her.
Avalanche. They were going to be sealed up in this tunnel like a tomb, with just enough air to starve to death or freeze to death over the course of many days and nights.
Scout saw skitters of snow dancing over the road outside the tunnel, a few larger balls of snow shattering into powder on impact but nothing large enough to do even the dogs any injury.
“Run!” Scout cried and scrambled to her feet.
Or at least she tried to. She had seen newborn animals on farms back home make a better show of it.
Daisy caught on to her, holding her up on her feet but not letting her run out of the tunnel.
“We have to get out of here!” Scout said.
“No,” Daisy said, then to t
