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mountain so high to climb was their dream,
they set out to make the top as a team,
a cold front hits as they seek shelter on the side of the rock,
dropping by accident his left soaked sock,
the leader so determined to win,
while the others being one fat and one thin,
checking the toes for signs of frost bite,
before they settle to sleep for the night,
the sun rises the next day as they all wake,
their joints and muscles so cold they ache,
looking to the top seeing the summit,
one slips to almost plummet,
dragging the others tied together in a line,
realizing a flaw in that design,
they all are pulled over the side,
falling to their death because the last guy was so wide.