Friday, December 1, 2017
High: -29°, Low: -35°. Light snow to overcast. WSW wind, level 1.
Estimated sunrise: 12:00:24 PM. Estimated sunset: 02:58:53 PM. Daylight: 2h 58m 29s.
December had officially begun, and the Far North felt as if it were tightly wrapped in darkness.
Daylight now lasted less than three hours, with the sun not rising until noon. The long, dark nights made the passage of time feel indistinct.
This officially marked the arrival of the two-month-long polar night.
Feng Mountain got out of bed and quickly washed up. The bathroom light seemed especially bright in the dim morning.
The frigid water from the Ice River splashed across his face, waking his still-drowsy mind.
He picked up his phone. It was still 6:00 AM.
At this hour, the sky might already be brightening elsewhere as people began their busy days. Here, however, the world remained submerged in deep darkness.
