He staggered, still trying to hold off the cold bite of death.
Han vacklade, fortfarande f rs kande att h lla tillbaka d dens kalla bett.
He had seen this before, but always from the winning side.
Han hade sett detta f rut, men alltid fr n den vinnande sidan.
Now he was on the losing side; the defeated; the prey; death.
Nu var han p den f rlorande sidan; den besegrade; bytet; d den.
Buck circled for the final blow, the ring of dogs pressed closer.
Buck gick i en cirk f r att ge det sista slaget, hundarnas ring tr ngdes n rmare.
He could feel their hot breaths; ready for the kill.
Han kunde k nna deras heta andetag; redo f r att d da.
A stillness fell; all was in its place; time had stopped.
En stillhet f ll; allt var p sin plats; tiden hade stannat.
Even the cold air between them froze for one last moment.
Till och med den kalla luften mellan dem fr s till is f r ett sista gonblick.