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From "Tales of Hulan River" (呼兰河传), Chapter 1, by Xiao Hong (1911–1942)

严寒把大地冻裂了。
赶车的车夫,顶着三星,绕着大鞭子走了六七十里,天刚一蒙亮,进了大车店,第一句话就向客栈掌柜的说: "好厉害的天啊!小刀子一样。"
等进了栈房,摘下狗皮帽子来,抽一袋烟之后,伸手去拿热馒头的时候,那伸出来的手在手背上有无数的裂口。
人的手被冻裂了。
卖馒头的老头,背着木箱子,里边装着热馒头,太阳一出来,就在街上叫唤。他刚从家里出来的时候,走得快,喊的声音也大。可是过不了一会,他的脚上挂了掌子了,在脚心上好像踏着一个鸡蛋似的,圆滚滚的。原来冰雪封满了他的脚底了。他走起来十分不得力,若不是加着小心,就要跌倒了。就是这样,也还是跌倒了。馒头箱子跌翻了,馒头从箱底一个一个跑了出来。旁边若有人看见,趁着老头子倒下一时还爬不起来的时候,就拾了几个一边吃着就走了。等老头子挣扎起来,连馒头带冰雪一起捡到箱子去,一数,不对数。他明白了。他向着那走得不太远的吃他馒头的人说: "好冷的天,地皮冻裂了,吞了我的馒头了。"
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