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1 story matching soot
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:sooth, sooti, soo, sot, sook, soon
- A Night in the Hollow Tree
A traveler lost in the brush near Snohomish spends a freezing, rain-soaked night in an hollowed-out tree, only to discover he was feet away from safety.