He staggered, still trying to hold off the cold bite of death.
Han vaklede, stadig fors gende at holde d dens kolde bid tilbage.
He had seen this before, but always from the winning side.
Han havde set dette f r, men altid fra den vindende side.
Now he was on the losing side; the defeated; the prey; death.
Nu var han p den tabende side; den besejrede; byttet; d den.
Buck circled for the final blow, the ring of dogs pressed closer.
Buck gik i kredse for at give det sidste slag, hundekredsen pressede sig t ttere p .
He could feel their hot breaths; ready for the kill.
Han kunne m rke deres varme ndedr t; klar til at blive dr bt.
A stillness fell; all was in its place; time had stopped.
Der faldt stilhed; alt var p sin plads; tiden var g et i st .
Even the cold air between them froze for one last moment.
Selv den kolde luft mellem dem fr s til et sidste jeblik.