A. “The dog had learned fire, and it wanted fire, or else to burrow under the snow
and cuddle its warmth away from the air.” (Paragraph 6)
B. “The dog took satisfaction in the fire, stretching out close enough for warmth
and far enough away to escape being singed.” (Paragraph 14)
C. “There was the fire, snapping and crackling and promising life with every
dancing flame.” (Paragraph 21)
D. “And still he endured it, holding the flame of the matches clumsily to the bark
that would not light readily because his own burning hands were in the way,
absorbing most of the flame.” (Paragraph 28)