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Kyril Island was an island up near the arctic circle on the planet Barrayar. Lazkowski Base, sometimes called Camp Permafrost, was a winter training base for infantry on the island. A posting there was generally given as punishment; it was the least-desirable place to work on all of Barrayar. Permafrost Inversion Zones were essentially frozen mud-lakes; warmth, such as the engine heat of a scat-cat, would cause the mud to thaw, leading to the scat-cat sinking into the ground. Alcohol abuse was rampant on the island.

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rdfs:comment	Kyril Island was an island up near the arctic circle on the planet Barrayar. Lazkowski Base, sometimes called Camp Permafrost, was a winter training base for infantry on the island. A posting there was generally given as punishment; it was the least-desirable place to work on all of Barrayar. Permafrost Inversion Zones were essentially frozen mud-lakes; warmth, such as the engine heat of a scat-cat, would cause the mud to thaw, leading to the scat-cat sinking into the ground. Alcohol abuse was rampant on the island.
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abstract	Kyril Island was an island up near the arctic circle on the planet Barrayar. Lazkowski Base, sometimes called Camp Permafrost, was a winter training base for infantry on the island. A posting there was generally given as punishment; it was the least-desirable place to work on all of Barrayar. Terrible wind storms, wah-wahs, would come up very suddenly from time to time; ropes were strung between buildings so that someone caught outside could grab one and haul themselves indoors to safety. People traveled around on the island by using scat-cats, powerful and heavy vehicles that tore up the tundra but would not blow away during one of these storms. Eleven weather stations were placed around the island to help predict these storms; six were near the base and five were remote. Permafrost Inversion Zones were essentially frozen mud-lakes; warmth, such as the engine heat of a scat-cat, would cause the mud to thaw, leading to the scat-cat sinking into the ground. Alcohol abuse was rampant on the island. "You don't understand. Kyril Island—they call it Camp Permafrost—is the worst military post in the Empire. Winter training base... I spent an eternity there, a few months once. The trainees, they come and go, but the permanent staff is stuck." ―Miles explains the charms of Lazkowski base to Ekaterin

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