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When the stanchions supporting a life rip away, when the very heart of a person's being collapses in a heap, the rebuilding is often a terrible process. The best approach is, first, to clear away the old wreckage. Salvaging from the wreckage a semblance of loss only results in a greater burden of pain—far better to remove the wreckage completely. Second, erecting a new structure upon the cleared land takes hope for the future. Third and last, occupying the new building takes a commitment to caring, and worse, carries the risk of losing any gains.—The Book of the Infinite.
Brushing the snow off his elkskin parka, Leaping Elk took a last look at the weather. Thank the Infinite the storm held off long enough for me to return home, he thought.
Dawn was two hours away. Leaping Elk had trav
