When_CJS Hell_NN1 Freezes_VVZ Over_AVP 
by_PRP Lamont_NP0 A_NP0 ._SENT Turner_NP0 
I_PNP stood_VVD over_AVP the_AT0 dead_AJ0 man_NN1 slumped_VVN against_PRP the_AT0 tree_NN1 ,_PUN wondering_VVG if_CJS there_EX0 was_VBD anything_PNI of_PRF value_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS pockets_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC how_AVQ to_TO0 get_VVI to_PRP it_PNP before_CJS anyone_PNI else_AV0 thought_VVD of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT Before_CJS I_PNP could_VM0 make_VVI my_DPS move_NN1 ,_PUN Leech_NP0 was_VBD on_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN picking_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 man_NN1 's_POS pockets_NN2 like_PRP a_AT0 buzzard_NN1 nipping_VVG at_PRP carrion_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Look_VVB at_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Jimmy_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP looks_VVZ like_PRP he_PNP 's_VBZ frozen_VVN straight_AV0 through_AVP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'd_VM0 guess_VVI the_AT0 freezing_NN1 happened_VVN after_PRP the_AT0 poor_AJ0 bastard_NN1 was_VBD already_AV0 gone_VVN ,_PUN "_PUQ replied_VVD McCabe_NP0 ,_PUN kicking_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 dead_AJ0 man_NN1 's_POS boot_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP 's_VBZ wrapped_VVN up_AVP well_AV0 enough_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 mind_VVI having_VHG a_AT0 coat_NN1 like_PRP that_DT0 myself_PNX ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Good_AJ0 luck_NN1 getting_VVG it_PNP off_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Leech_NP0 ,_PUN still_AV0 rifling_VVG the_AT0 corpse_NN1 's_POS pockets_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ He_PNP 's_VBZ gone_VVN and_CJC got_VVD hisself_PNX frozen_VVN to_PRP the_AT0 tree_NN1 ._SENT God_NP0 only_AV0 knows_VVZ how_AVQ long_AJ0 he_PNP 's_VHZ been_VBN here_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Snow_NP0 had_VHD piled_VVN up_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 hollows_NN2 of_PRF the_AT0 corpse_NN1 's_POS eyes_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC icicles_NN2 had_VHD formed_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 beard_NN1 that_CJT clung_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 purple_AJ0 cheeks_NN2 like_PRP a_AT0 gray_AJ0 moss_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ No_AT0 knife_NN1 neither_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ added_VVD Leech_NP0 ,_PUN coming_VVG up_AVP empty_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Need_VVB a_AT0 new_AJ0 belt_NN1 buckle_NN1 ,_PUN Leech_NP0 ?_SENT "_PUQ asked_VVD McCabe_NP0 ,_PUN pointing_VVG the_AT0 barrel_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS rifle_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 bronze_NN1 oval_NN1 emblazoned_VVN with_PRP the_AT0 letters_NN2 "_PUQ U.S._NP0 "_PUQ 
Leech_NP0 sneered_VVD and_CJC spit_VVB on_PRP the_AT0 ground_NN1 next_ORD to_PRP the_AT0 corpse_NN1 before_PRP wiping_VVG his_DPS hands_NN2 on_PRP his_DPS coat_NN1 as_CJS though_CJS he_PNP had_VHD just_AV0 realized_VVN he_PNP had_VHD touched_VVN something_PNI dirty_AJ0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Just_AV0 like_PRP a_AT0 Yankee_NN1 to_TO0 make_VVI it_PNP through_PRP the_AT0 war_NN1 and_CJC then_AV0 get_VVB hisself_PNX kilt_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 mountains_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP never_AV0 met_VVD a_AT0 Yankee_NN1 who_PNQ knew_VVD his_DPS way_NN1 around_PRP the_AT0 wilderness_NN1 ._SENT Ai_NN1 n't_XX0 a_AT0 one_CRD of_PRF '_PUQ em_PNP got_VVD a_AT0 lick_NN1 of_PRF sense_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP did_VDD n't_XX0 mention_VVI that_CJT ,_PUN like_PRP many_DT0 of_PRF my_DPS neighbors_NN2 in_PRP Eastern_AJ0 Tennessee_NP0 ,_PUN I_PNP had_VHD supported_VVN the_AT0 Union_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC that_CJT some_DT0 of_PRF my_DPS kin_NN0 had_VHD been_VBN hanged_VVN on_PRP orders_NN2 of_PRF Jeff_NP0 Davis_NP0 for_PRP blowing_VVG up_AVP a_AT0 railroad_NN1 bridge_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP wonder_VVB what_DTQ he_PNP was_VBD doing_VDG out_AVP here_AV0 with_PRP no_AT0 gun_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ McCabe_NP0 said_VVD ._SENT 
"_PUQ Maybe_AV0 whatever_DTQ killed_VVD him_PNP took_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Jimmy_NP0 ,_PUN glancing_VVG about_AVP nervously_AV0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Maybe_AV0 he_PNP just_AV0 got_VVD sick_AJ0 and_CJC dropped_VVD ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 see_VVI no_AT0 marks_NN2 on_PRP him_PNP ._SENT If_CJS an_AT0 Indian_AJ0 or_CJC an_AT0 animal_NN1 got_VVD him_PNP he_PNP 'd_VM0 show_VVI it_PNP ._SENT He_PNP looks_VVZ like_PRP he_PNP just_AV0 laid_VVD there_AV0 and_CJC went_VVD to_TO0 sleep_VVI ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Well_AV0 let_VVB 's_VBZ wake_VVI him_PNP up_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ Said_VVD Leech_NP0 ,_PUN laughing_VVG as_CJS he_PNP kicked_VVD at_PRP the_AT0 dead_AJ0 man_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS he_PNP did_VDD this_DT0 I_PNP noticed_VVD something_PNI glistening_AJ0 from_PRP just_AV0 beneath_PRP the_AT0 corpse_NN1 's_POS beard_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP bent_VVD down_AVP ,_PUN eager_AJ0 to_TO0 get_VVI to_PRP whatever_DTQ it_PNP was_VBD before_CJS Leech_NP0 saw_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC grabbed_VVD a_AT0 silver_NN1 medallion_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ ,_PUN I_PNP discovered_VVD ,_PUN was_VBD suspended_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 cord_NN1 around_PRP the_AT0 dead_AJ0 man_NN1 's_POS neck_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Seems_VVZ you_PNP missed_VVD something_PNI ,_PUN Leech_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD triumphantly_AV0 ,_PUN tugging_VVG on_PRP the_AT0 medallion_NN1 ._SENT 
As_CJS the_AT0 cord_NN1 snapped_VVD ,_PUN the_AT0 jaw_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 corpse_NN1 fell_VVD open_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP let_VVB out_AVP a_AT0 long_AJ0 groan_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP jumped_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC threw_VVD the_AT0 medallion_NN1 down_AVP onto_PRP the_AT0 corpse_NN1 's_POS chest_NN1 ,_PUN suddenly_AV0 wanting_VVG no_AT0 part_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT For_PRP once_AV0 ,_PUN nobody_PNI had_VHD anything_PNI to_TO0 say_VVI ._SENT Even_AV0 McCabe_NP0 could_VM0 n't_XX0 manage_VVI to_TO0 utter_VVI a_AT0 word_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC stood_VVD there_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS white_AJ0 as_CJS the_AT0 snowy_AJ0 ground_NN1 he_PNP stood_VVD on_AVP ,_PUN pointing_VVG his_DPS rifle_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 dead_AJ0 man_NN1 ._SENT Jimmy_NP0 had_VHD already_AV0 retreated_VVN up_AVP the_AT0 hill_NN1 to_TO0 hide_VVI behind_PRP our_DPS pack_NN1 mule_NN1 ._SENT Only_AV0 Leech_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD survived_VVN the_AT0 fighting_NN1 at_PRP Murfreesboro_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC two_CRD winters_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 hell_NN1 of_PRF Camp_NP0 Douglas_NP0 ,_PUN kept_VVD his_DPS nerve_NN1 or_CJC at_PRP least_AV0 was_VBD determined_VVN to_TO0 put_VVI a_AT0 brave_AJ0 face_NN1 on_PRP it_PNP ._SENT He_PNP just_AV0 sauntered_VVD up_AVP ,_PUN casual_AJ0 as_PRP a_AT0 school_NN1 girl_NN1 picking_VVG daisies_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC snatched_VVD the_AT0 medal_NN1 off_PRP the_AT0 dead_AJ0 man_NN1 's_POS chest_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ That_DT0 things_NN2 pizen_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC so_AV0 are_VBB you_PNP if_CJS you_PNP keep_VVB it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD McCabe_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ Put_VVB it_PNP back_AVP !_SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Ai_NN0 n't_XX0 nothing_PNI poison_VVI about_PRP gold_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ Leech_NP0 scoffed_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ And_CJC look_VVB here_AV0 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VHZ got_VVN some_DT0 kinda_AV0 gem_NN1 stuck_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 middle_NN1 of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT Might_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 ruby_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Pizen_NP0 !_SENT That_DT0 coin_NN1 is_VBZ as_AV0 cursed_VVN as_PRP the_AT0 devil_NN1 's_POS own_DT0 blood_NN1 ,_PUN "_PUQ warned_VVD McCabe_NP0 ,_PUN backing_VVG away_AV0 from_PRP Leech_NP0 ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP keep_VVB that_CJT damn_AJ0 thing_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC me_PNP and_CJC Jimmy_NP0 will_VM0 be_VBI heading_VVG off_AVP without_PRP ya_PNP ._SENT You_PNP 'll_VM0 come_VVI too_AV0 ,_PUN Beaumont_NP0 ,_PUN if_CJS ya_PNP got_VVD any_DT0 sense_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ Think_VVB I_PNP 'll_VM0 stick_VVI with_PRP Leech_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN watching_VVG the_AT0 light_AJ0 glint_NN1 off_PRP the_AT0 ruby_NN1 as_CJS Leech_NP0 held_VVD it_PNP up_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 sun_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP wondered_VVD if_CJS I_PNP had_VHD made_VVN the_AT0 right_AJ0 decision_NN1 as_PRP McCabe_NP0 and_CJC Jimmy_NP0 tossed_VVD our_DPS gear_NN1 onto_PRP the_AT0 ground_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC headed_VVD off_AVP down_PRP the_AT0 trail_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 mule_NN1 ._SENT Watching_VVG them_PNP disappear_VVI over_AVP the_AT0 ridge_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD fighting_VVG the_AT0 sudden_AJ0 urge_NN1 to_TO0 run_VVI after_PRP them_PNP when_CJS Leech_NP0 waved_VVD me_PNP over_AVP ._SENT 
"_PUQ Come_VVB here_AV0 and_CJC look_VVB at_PRP this_DT0 ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN holding_VVG the_AT0 medallion_NN1 up_AVP close_AV0 to_PRP his_DPS face_NN1 to_TO0 examine_VVI it_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ You_PNP ever_AV0 seen_VVN writing_VVG like_PRP this_DT0 before_AV0 ?_SENT "_PUQ 
After_PRP studying_VVG it_PNP for_PRP a_AT0 minute_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 admit_VVI I_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 ._SENT "_PUQ It_PNP might_VM0 be_VBI some_DT0 kind_NN1 of_PRF heathen_AJ0 talisman_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC anybody_PNI 's_POS guess_NN1 would_VM0 be_VBI as_AV0 good_AJ0 as_PRP mine_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
"_PUQ I_PNP guess_VVB it_PNP do_VDB n't_XX0 matter_VVI ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP said_VVD ,_PUN stuffing_VVG the_AT0 medallion_NN1 into_PRP his_DPS pocket_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ I_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI swapping_VVG it_PNP for_PRP some_DT0 warm_AJ0 spirits_NN2 soon_AV0 enough_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
With_PRP it_PNP getting_VVG late_AV0 in_PRP the_AT0 day_NN1 ,_PUN Leech_NP0 insisted_VVD we_PNP set_VVD up_AVP camp_NN1 right_AV0 there_AV0 ,_PUN within_PRP view_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 dead_AJ0 man_NN1 he_PNP had_VHD just_AV0 robbed_VVN ,_PUN dismissing_VVG me_PNP as_PRP a_AT0 fool_NN1 when_CJS I_PNP had_VHD suggested_VVN we_PNP find_VVI a_AT0 better_AJC spot_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP like_VVB it_PNP fine_AJ0 right_AV0 here_AV0 where_CJS I_PNP can_VM0 keep_VVI an_AT0 eye_NN1 on_PRP our_DPS friend_NN1 ._SENT We_PNP would_VM0 n't_XX0 want_VVI him_PNP sneaking_VVG up_AVP on_PRP us_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP had_VHD said_VVN ,_PUN punctuating_VVG his_DPS statement_NN1 with_PRP a_AT0 laugh_NN1 I_PNP thought_VVD sounded_VVD just_AV0 a_AT0 tad_NN1 forced_VVN ._SENT 
With_PRP the_AT0 darkness_NN1 came_VVD the_AT0 winds_NN2 that_CJT tossed_VVD the_AT0 snow_NN1 into_PRP our_DPS faces_NN2 and_CJC played_VVD hell_NN1 with_PRP our_DPS fire_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP had_VHD positioned_VVN myself_PNX between_PRP Leech_NP0 and_CJC the_AT0 dead_AJ0 man_NN1 so_CJS my_DPS back_NN1 was_VBD to_PRP the_AT0 latter_DT0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP could_VM0 keep_VVI an_AT0 eye_NN1 on_PRP the_AT0 former_DT0 ._SENT Leech_NP0 was_VBD a_AT0 dangerous_AJ0 man_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC he_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 heavy_AJ0 sleeper_NN1 ,_PUN especially_AV0 when_CJS he_PNP was_VBD in_PRP his_DPS cups_NN2 ._SENT If_CJS I_PNP could_VM0 just_AV0 wait_VVI him_PNP out_AVP ,_PUN I_PNP reasoned_VVD ,_PUN I_PNP might_VM0 be_VBI able_AJ0 to_TO0 get_VVI that_DT0 medallion_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 'm_VBB glad_AJ0 to_TO0 see_VVI you_PNP got_VVN more_DT0 spine_NN1 than_CJS McCabe_NP0 ,_PUN "_PUQ said_VVD Leech_NP0 ,_PUN offering_VVG me_PNP a_AT0 sip_NN1 from_PRP his_DPS flask_NN1 ,_PUN which_DTQ I_PNP declined_VVD ._SENT "_PUQ Imagine_VVB being_VBG scared_AJ0 of_PRF a_AT0 frozen_AJ0 hunk_NN1 of_PRF meat_NN1 !_SENT That_DT0 's_VBZ all_DT0 that_DT0 fella_NN1 over_AV0 there_EX0 is_VBZ ._SENT I_PNP 'd_VHD just_AV0 as_AV0 soon_AV0 run_VVN from_PRP a_AT0 slab_NN1 of_PRF beef_NN1 ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP mentioned_VVD that_CJT it_PNP was_VBD pretty_AV0 peculiar_AJ0 the_AT0 way_NN1 it_PNP had_VHD made_VVN that_DT0 noise_NN1 right_AV0 when_CJS I_PNP took_VVD that_DT0 medallion_NN1 off_AVP of_PRF it_PNP and_CJC suggested_VVD McCabe_NP0 might_VM0 be_VBI right_AJ0 about_PRP the_AT0 amulet_NN1 being_VBG cursed_VVN ,_PUN not_XX0 because_CJS I_PNP believed_VVD it_PNP ,_PUN but_CJC rather_AV0 ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 hope_NN1 of_PRF making_VVG Leech_NP0 less_AV0 enamored_AJ0 of_PRF his_DPS prize_NN1 ._SENT Leech_NP0 would_VM0 have_VHI none_PNI of_PRF it_PNP ._SENT 
"_PUQ I_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN dead_AJ0 men_NN2 do_VDB a_AT0 lot_NN1 worse_AJC ._SENT Hell_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP 've_VHB seen_VVN bodies_NN2 pop_VVB like_PRP a_AT0 bad_AJ0 jar_NN1 of_PRF preserves_NN2 after_CJS they_PNP sat_VVD in_PRP the_AT0 heat_NN1 too_AV0 long_AV0 ,_PUN spilling_VVG their_DPS guts_NN2 all_DT0 over_PRP the_AT0 place_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP probably_AV0 had_VHD some_DT0 gas_NN1 or_CJC something_PNI inside_AV0 of_PRF him_PNP that_DT0 got_VVD let_VVN out_AVP when_CJS you_PNP yanked_VVD off_AVP his_DPS necklace_NN1 ._SENT Ai_NN0 n't_XX0 nothing_PNI unnatural_AJ0 about_PRP it_PNP at_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT It_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI a_AT0 cold_AJ0 day_NN1 in_PRP hell_NN1 when_CJS I_PNP let_VVB a_AT0 dead_AJ0 hunk_NN1 of_PRF meat_NN1 get_VVB the_AT0 best_AJS of_PRF me_PNP ._SENT "_PUQ 
I_PNP was_VBD n't_XX0 sure_AJ0 if_CJS I_PNP bought_VVD Leech_NP0 's_POS explanation_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC did_VDD n't_XX0 much_AV0 care_VVI one_CRD way_NN1 or_CJC the_AT0 other_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP planned_VVD to_TO0 be_VBI halfway_AJ0 to_PRP Chattanooga_NP0 with_PRP that_DT0 ruby_NN1 before_PRP any_DT0 ghosts_NN2 ,_PUN or_CJC Leech_NP0 ,_PUN knew_VVD I_PNP had_VHD run_VVN off_AVP with_PRP it_PNP ._SENT I_PNP knew_VVD it_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI rough_AJ0 going_VVG ,_PUN the_AT0 weather_NN1 being_VBG what_DTQ it_PNP was_VBD ,_PUN but_CJC as_CJS long_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 wind_NN1 kept_VVD the_AT0 clouds_NN2 from_PRP blocking_VVG the_AT0 moon_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP figured_VVD I_PNP could_VM0 make_VVI it_PNP alright_AV0 ._SENT 
After_PRP a_AT0 bit_NN1 ,_PUN Leech_NP0 tossed_VVD away_AV0 his_DPS empty_AJ0 flask_NN1 and_CJC fell_VVD back_AVP onto_PRP his_DPS furs_NN2 ._SENT I_PNP waited_VVD until_CJS I_PNP heard_VVD him_PNP snoring_VVG and_CJC then_AV0 crept_VVD up_AVP to_TO0 slip_VVI my_DPS hand_NN1 inside_PRP his_DPS coat_NN1 ._SENT Holding_VVG my_DPS breath_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP eased_VVD the_AT0 medallion_NN1 out_AVP ._SENT It_PNP had_VHD been_VBN easier_AJC than_CJS I_PNP had_VHD expected_VVN ._SENT I_PNP stuffed_VVD it_PNP in_PRP my_DPS pocket_NN1 and_CJC had_VHD almost_AV0 reached_VVN my_DPS knapsack_NN1 and_CJC gun_NN1 when_CJS I_PNP realized_VVD the_AT0 snoring_NN1 had_VHD stopped_VVN ._SENT I_PNP turned_VVD to_TO0 see_VVI Leech_NP0 ,_PUN already_AV0 on_PRP his_DPS feet_NN2 ,_PUN had_VHD his_DPS rifle_NN1 pointed_VVD at_PRP my_DPS chest_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP could_VM0 tell_VVI by_PRP the_AT0 look_NN1 in_PRP his_DPS eyes_NN2 he_PNP intended_VVD to_TO0 kill_VVI me_PNP right_AV0 then_AV0 and_CJC there_AV0 ._SENT Then_AV0 I_PNP saw_VVD his_DPS expression_NN1 change_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 anger_NN1 was_VBD replaced_VVN by_PRP something_PNI I_PNP had_VHD never_AV0 expected_VVN to_TO0 see_VVI on_PRP the_AT0 countenance_NN1 of_PRF Tobias_NP0 Leech_NP0 ._SENT It_PNP was_VBD fear_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP would_VM0 have_VHI thought_VVN we_PNP were_VBD still_AV0 at_PRP war_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC he_PNP was_VBD facing_VVG the_AT0 whole_AJ0 Union_NN1 army_NN1 by_PRP the_AT0 look_NN1 on_PRP his_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Keep_VVB it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ he_PNP muttered_VVD as_CJS he_PNP backed_VVD away_AV0 ,_PUN staring_VVG at_PRP me_PNP as_CJS though_CJS I_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 devil_NN1 himself_PNX ._SENT 
I_PNP watched_VVD ,_PUN astonished_AJ0 ,_PUN as_CJS he_PNP backed_VVD off_AVP into_PRP the_AT0 darkness_NN1 and_CJC vanished_VVD ,_PUN leaving_VVG everything_PNI but_CJC his_DPS rifle_NN1 behind_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP turned_VVD to_TO0 grab_VVI my_DPS rifle_NN1 in_PRP case_NN1 he_PNP came_VVD back_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC suddenly_AV0 realized_VVD he_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 been_VBN staring_VVG at_PRP me_PNP at_PRP all_DT0 ._SENT I_PNP also_AV0 understood_VVD what_DTQ had_VHD caused_VVN him_PNP to_TO0 flee_VVI in_PRP terror_NN1 ,_PUN for_CJS I_PNP felt_VVD that_CJT same_DT0 terror_NN1 rising_VVG up_AVP in_PRP myself_PNX ._SENT The_AT0 dead_AJ0 man_NN1 was_VBD gone_VVN !_SENT There_EX0 was_VBD a_AT0 barren_AJ0 patch_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 base_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 tree_NN1 that_CJT the_AT0 snow_NN1 had_VHD just_AV0 started_VVN to_TO0 fill_VVI in_PRP ,_PUN and_CJC leading_VVG away_AV0 from_PRP it_PNP was_VBD a_AT0 solitary_AJ0 set_NN1 of_PRF tracks_NN2 ._SENT 
I_PNP strained_VVD against_PRP the_AT0 darkness_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 whirling_AJ0 white_AJ0 flakes_NN2 that_CJT danced_VVD in_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN to_TO0 see_VVI where_AVQ those_DT0 footprints_NN2 led_VVD off_AVP to_PRP ._SENT They_PNP came_VVD a_AT0 few_DT0 paces_NN2 toward_PRP where_AVQ I_PNP had_VHD been_VBN sleeping_VVG ,_PUN went_VVD off_AVP to_PRP the_AT0 left_NN1 ,_PUN disappeared_VVN past_PRP my_DPS field_NN1 of_PRF vision_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 seemed_VVD to_TO0 resume_VVI again_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 right_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 tree_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 dead_AJ0 man_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC whatever_DTQ it_PNP was_VBD ,_PUN had_VHD made_VVN a_AT0 circle_NN1 around_PRP our_DPS camp_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC where_AVQ did_VDD it_PNP go_VVI after_PRP that_DT0 ,_PUN I_PNP wondered_VVD ,_PUN listening_VVG hard_AV0 for_PRP any_DT0 sound_NN1 that_CJT might_VM0 signal_VVI the_AT0 arrival_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS unwanted_AJ0 guest_NN1 ._SENT All_AV0 I_PNP heard_VVD was_VBD the_AT0 crackle_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 fire_NN1 and_CJC the_AT0 howling_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 wind_NN1 ._SENT 
It_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI alright_AJ0 ,_PUN I_PNP told_VVD myself_PNX ._SENT All_AV0 I_PNP had_VHD to_TO0 do_VDI was_VBD wait_VVI it_PNP out_AVP ._SENT Everybody_PNI knew_VVD ghosts_NN2 and_CJC such_DT0 did_VDD n't_XX0 have_VHI any_DT0 power_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 daylight_NN1 ._SENT Judging_VVG from_PRP the_AT0 moon_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP reckoned_VVD dawn_NN1 was_VBD just_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 hours_NN2 off_AVP ._SENT Maybe_AV0 the_AT0 thing_NN1 would_VM0 busy_VVI itself_PNX hunting_VVG down_AVP Leech_NP0 ,_PUN who_PNQ had_VHD foolishly_AV0 deprived_VVN himself_PNX of_PRF the_AT0 protection_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 fire_NN1 ._SENT Then_AV0 I_PNP remembered_VVD the_AT0 trinket_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS pocket_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ if_CJS that_DT0 was_VBD what_DTQ it_PNP was_VBD after_PRP ?_SENT Leech_NP0 had_VHD obviously_AV0 thought_VVN so_AV0 when_CJS he_PNP told_VVD me_PNP to_TO0 keep_VVI it_PNP ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD smart_AJ0 to_TO0 put_VVI as_PRP much_DT0 distance_NN1 between_PRP himself_PNX and_CJC that_DT0 medallion_NN1 as_CJS he_PNP possibly_AV0 could_VM0 ._SENT 
"_PUQ Here_AV0 !_SENT Take_VVB it_PNP ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP shouted_VVD ,_PUN throwing_VVG the_AT0 damned_AJ0 thing_NN1 towards_PRP the_AT0 tree_NN1 where_AVQ we_PNP had_VHD found_VVN its_DPS rightful_AJ0 owner_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP heard_VVD a_AT0 baleful_AJ0 moan_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC watched_VVD as_PRP a_AT0 dark_AJ0 shape_NN1 shambled_VVD out_AVP of_PRF the_AT0 woods_NN2 ._SENT It_PNP stumbled_VVD forward_AV0 on_PRP stiff_AJ0 legs_NN2 ,_PUN swaying_VVG slightly_AV0 to_PRP and_CJC fro_AV0 as_CJS it_PNP made_VVD its_DPS way_NN1 to_PRP where_AVQ the_AT0 talisman_NN1 had_VHD landed_VVN ._SENT 
"_PUQ There_AV0 !_SENT I_PNP gave_VVD it_PNP back_AVP ,_PUN "_PUQ I_PNP shouted_VVD ,_PUN watching_VVG it_PNP bend_VVI down_AVP to_TO0 rake_VVI the_AT0 ground_NN1 with_PRP frozen_AJ0 ,_PUN unbending_AJ0 fingers_NN2 ._SENT "_PUQ Take_VVB it_PNP back_AVP to_PRP hell_NN1 with_PRP you_PNP !_SENT "_PUQ 
The_AT0 medallion_NN1 in_PRP its_DPS grasp_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP looked_VVD up_AVP at_PRP me_PNP with_PRP dead_AJ0 white_AJ0 eyes_NN2 ._SENT Its_DPS jaw_NN1 hung_VVD slack_AJ0 as_CJS it_PNP threw_VVD its_DPS head_NN1 back_AVP and_CJC forced_VVD out_AVP a_AT0 low_AJ0 moan_NN1 before_PRP staggering_VVG forward_AV0 in_PRP my_DPS direction_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP knew_VVD I_PNP should_VM0 run_VVI ,_PUN but_CJC my_DPS legs_NN2 were_VBD as_AV0 frozen_VVN as_PRP the_AT0 ground_NN1 I_PNP stood_VVD on_AVP ._SENT I_PNP just_AV0 stood_VVD there_AV0 shivering_AJ0 while_CJS it_PNP came_VVD ever_AV0 closer_AV0 ._SENT As_CJS it_PNP reached_VVD the_AT0 fire_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP managed_VVD to_TO0 get_VVI ahold_NN1 of_PRF myself_PNX enough_AV0 to_TO0 aim_VVI my_DPS gun_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC felt_VVD for_PRP the_AT0 trigger_NN1 with_PRP trembling_AJ0 fingers_NN2 ._SENT 
To_PRP my_DPS astonishment_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 dead_AJ0 man_NN1 dropped_VVD the_AT0 medallion_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 fire_NN1 and_CJC then_AV0 turned_VVD away_AV0 from_PRP me_PNP to_TO0 head_VVI off_AVP toward_PRP the_AT0 darkness_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 forest_NN1 ._SENT Staring_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 fire_NN1 that_CJT had_VHD consumed_VVN the_AT0 medallion_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP tried_VVD to_TO0 make_VVI sense_NN1 of_PRF what_DTQ I_PNP had_VHD just_AV0 witnessed_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 dead_AJ0 man_NN1 had_VHD n't_XX0 wanted_VVN the_AT0 medallion_NN1 back_AVP ._SENT It_PNP had_VHD wanted_VVN to_TO0 destroy_VVI it_PNP ._SENT We_PNP had_VHD n't_XX0 angered_VVN a_AT0 spirit_NN1 by_PRP stealing_VVG from_PRP it_PNP ,_PUN we_PNP had_VHD set_VVN it_PNP free_AJ0 ._SENT That_DT0 talisman_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN keeping_VVG it_PNP down_AVP ,_PUN and_CJC now_AV0 ,_PUN thanks_NN2 to_PRP us_PNP ,_PUN it_PNP was_VBD walking_VVG the_AT0 earth_NN1 once_AV0 more_AV0 ._SENT Occupied_VVN with_PRP my_DPS thoughts_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP failed_VVD to_TO0 hear_VVI the_AT0 footfalls_NN2 behind_PRP me_PNP and_CJC was_VBD blindsided_VVN by_PRP a_AT0 fist_NN1 smashing_VVG into_PRP the_AT0 side_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS head_NN1 ._SENT 
