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Drops will continue to run down the icicle, freezing at the end, to give the icicle its distinctive shape.

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The icicles crawl farther up my legs, around my waist, my chest, then up to my neck, binding me tightly.

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The wind tore wildly around the world, whipping up the snow in mountainous drifts, breaking frozen branches off trees, sending icicles clattering to the glassy ground.

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Climbers began to haul themselves up frozen waterfalls and dangling icicles, carving out a discipline separate from mountaineering.

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Blades of grass hardened into icicles as snow fell and temperatures dropped in Houston, Texas.

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