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Page 24 and the tempo changed as the wheels sang faster and louder. The horses were tired and ready for a feed of oats and hay and Pa was ready for supper. One winter we got lost for a short time in a blizzard. When there was plenty of snow we generally went in to Okobojo with the team and bobsled. On this particular day the wind came up and we had a blizzard. We kids came over to the printing office after school and Pa and Willis hitched up the team. The bobsled had a double box with hay in the bottom box. We were dressed warm and had a cowhide robe and blankets. We started for home. When we got a short distance north of the schoolhouse all landmarks disappeared. We were in a white void; an emptiness of blowing snow. Old Kid and Lee wanted to go in a different direction than Pa did but when he pulled on the lines to turn them they obeyed. After fifteen minutes the school
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