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Blindsided by Snow
Too much light on snow can hurt your eyes and even cause you to go snow blind. Something happening unexpectedly is another form of blindness, called: being “blindsided.” That’s s-i-d-e, not s-i-g-h-t – although why anyone would choose to explain a lack of sight with the word “side” is beyond me. (Although someone did tell me football was involved.)
Anyway, Franz and Clara were about to be blindsided.
After the defeat of Drosselmeir, Mother Ginger and the Sweeties wisely disappeared deep into the woods, Mother Ginger having first posted Coffee (minus the caffeine fidgets) as sentry, to make sure they weren’t followed.
The Mouse Queen had no thoughts of following. She was celebrating the demise of her nemesis, the ruin of her enemy and the joy of revenge. She was also very happy to lie down on the sled pulled by her troll Princess – Pirlipat. The chase of the Ratties had been the most movement the Mouse Queen had attempted since sitting down on her
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