The Call of the Wild / ?????

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>He staggered still trying to hold off the cold bite of death.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>???????????????????</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>He had seen this before but always from the winning side.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>???????????????????????</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Now he was on the losing side; the defeated; the prey; death.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>????????????????????????????</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Buck circled for the final blow the ring of dogs pressed closer.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>???????????????????????</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>He could feel their hot breaths; ready for the kill.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>??????????????????</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A stillness fell; all was in its place; time had stopped.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>???????????????????????</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Even the cold air between them froze for one last moment.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>??????????????????????</span></p><p></p>