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It started snowing around noon two days before Halloween, and the temperature sank respectively. Completely unaffected by the weather, the high school band marched enthusiastically up and down the football field, the kids proudly carrying their instruments. Marching went well; playing while marching, not as well, but the kids were having a good time. They wouldn"t embarrass themselves in the parade.
Daniel Audelheim stood on the crumbling sidewalk at the corner of Section Road and Wilson Street and watched and listened intently. He was freezing and wished he had bothered to bring along a cap and mittens. Grandma would probably say this is what he got from being so skinny, no layer of fat beneath the skin to protect him from the cold.
The traffic on Section Road, as usual, was m
