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Fairfax, Ohio     January 6, 2014     7:32 am–7:34 am     cold with icy winds     2 °F (windchill around −10–−17 °F)     long-sleeved shirt, leggings, flannel-lined jeans, fleece snow pants, wool socks, snow boots, fleece jacket, winter coat, fleece scarf, fleece-lined wool hat with earflaps, two pairs thin gloves (one fingerless)     hands got cold and hurt—very quickly     dim predawn light, streetlights still on     neighborhood quiet—schools all closed     had to draw early; below zero temperatures with windchill of 30 below forecast for later in the day     unflappable birds’ chirping sounds quiet through frigid air