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In August 2015, bush pilot Roland Desjardins crashes his Beaver floatplane on a remote Northwestern Ontario lake. Soon after a catastrophic CME blacks out Northern North America. Stranded 855 km from Kapuskasing, he journals his descent-salvaging scraps, killing a wolf that haunts him with its likeness to his beloved husky, Koda, and battling a monstrous bear that shatters his leg. As infection and fever claim him, Roland's love for Koda shines through his delirium, a fragile humanity against overwhelming odds. Three years later, pilot Jake Harrow finds his remains, journals, and a tale of survival. Back in Kapuskasing, Koda lives on with mechanic Elliot Moreau, who inherits Roland's words-a testament to resilience, guilt, and a bond to his dog unbroken by distance or death. Koda is a very good boy This work is Copyright Protected (c). All rights reserved 2025