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Omg I got flashbacks to my one and only ski trip. My best friend still goes every year with her family, and I never want to look at a pair of skiis again. The details in this chapter are so engrossing!

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Thanks E.K! This chapter was inspired by a friend of mine who had a similar experience on a ski trip with a family who thought they were a little more familiar with the slopes than they actually were.

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the Pendragon mention!! That was my absolute favorite series as a kid, I've still held onto every book even though I haven't read them in years.

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Oh, painful to read on behalf of Jude! But Tommy was as good as gold.

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Oh man. This brought me back to my first time skiing. I must have spent 6 hours on the bunny slopes until I got it right.

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Your mention of Abraham Maslow gives me more insight into Clancy Steadwell, I have to say. I loved this: " I shuffled away toward Tommy, ready to throw myself off the mountain."..... "Let me survive, was what I was thinking?" T's "useless advice" was priceless. Your last paragraph was heart-tweaking.

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