It was still snowing.Looking at the ground, the snow had already piled up to about a foot deep.Yesterday's snowfall had been light, but it hadn't stopped, and none of it had melted. Little by little, the accumulation grew.Was this snow toxic? Ray wondered. Hailstones had been poisonous, but over a month had passed. The cosmic rays the experts had warned about—weren't they long gone from Earth?If so, the snow might actually be safe to drink. And that could change everything.Before, toxic hail had contaminated all natural water sources. Even without the cold, trees, plants, and flowers outside would have withered. Humans and animals had no choice but to find pure water, or risk poisoning and death.So aside from hunger, thirst had been humanity's second great killer.If snow were drinkable, one of mankind's most pressing survival problems would be solved.Of course, with the temperatures this low, melting snow was still an issue.Eating it directly was even more out of the
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