[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"archive-2012-9-1":3},{"posts":4,"total":79},[5,64,103,134,152],{"author":6,"categories":13,"coords":20,"coverImage":21,"excerpt":24,"location":25,"publishedAt":26,"readingTime":27,"slug":28,"title":29,"updatedAt":30,"updates":31},{"image":7,"name":12},{"_type":8,"asset":9},"image",{"_ref":10,"_type":11},"image-9bb286ab76652033b5a8988805b5f86ccc2a1932-100x100-jpg","reference","Kristin",[14,17],{"slug":15,"title":16},"sweden","Sweden",{"slug":18,"title":19},"winter-sports","Winter Sports","66.60°N 19.85°E",{"_type":8,"asset":22},{"_ref":23,"_type":11},"image-a9f9f3cc3e8f327a45c3530613ca03c6440d207f-1200x798-jpg","I stood behind a heavy wooden door, peeking out at the frozen land beyond. Snow was falling steadily, adding to the piles that were already banked up against the outside of the small wooden building. 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