The Frozen Grave
He sneered, urging me on, "Bring the camera closer. Let us see how you break the world record!"
I wasn't provoked by Zachary.
Gasping for breath, I raised the axe over my head and swung down toward the layer of ice and snow protecting the pipeline.
"This axe of mine is for dealing with wild animals at the base, and it can slice through bear hide…
"Do the math. How long do you think it'll take me to dig down to the pipeline?"
As the base's communications officer, Zachary knew better than anyone that once the pipeline ruptured, in the polar night at minus fifty degrees, no one would survive long enough to wait for rescue.
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