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... he last heavy snowfall of late winter.
The Bro River in winter did not freeze, but its waters were bone-chilling cold.
The military servants waded into the frigid water up to their waists, stepping along the towpath, pulling the ropes.
Relying only on manpower, they hauled the boats against the current.
The trackmen were an ancient profession, an indispensable link in ancient transportation systems.
But the winter conditions were treacherous, incomparable ...
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