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Looking even less happy than last class, Callisto pointed to the box. "Put your shoes in there and take a handout."

"Knowing how to make fire is one of the most important wilderness survival skills possible. Without it, you can't keep warm, cook, or use it to keep predators away from your camp."

"For today's exercise you will be split into two groups, one group will start a fire using a bow drill, and the other with flint and steel. You don't get to go home until you have a fire."

Callisto waited until the students had split into their groups, before speaking again.

"Another useful survival skill is the ability to create tools from scratch, even more important is the ability to figure out how to make the best use of the tools available." Callisto held up a pointed stick. "If you want your shoes back, I want a different use for a pointy stick from each of you at the end of class.

"One more thing, you're unlikely to find dry fuel for your fire," she said, picking up a bucket of water and tossing it over the firewood. "So consider this a touch of realism."

Group One - Bow drill

Samuel Anders
Bridge Carson
Walter Dornez
Rory Gilmore
Peter Pevensie

Group Two - Flint and Steel

D'anna Biers
Samantha Carter
Tyler Durden
Gwynn Hood
Dean Winchester

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Walter grabbed a few of the larger pieces of firewood and started reducing them to smaller pieces by the simple expedient of holding a length of wire between his fingers and drawing it down the length of the wood. With a little work, he was able to expose the dry centers.

"Different sizes, I would expect. So that as the smaller pieces burn out, the larger pieces are just catching on."

"Sort of like a ladder of flammable. Got it." Anders piled up his shredded bark and started sorting through their accumulated piles of tinder and kindling, arranging it all in order by size.

"Right. We just need to get the fire going well enough that it'll dry out the wet wood and so it catches," Peter said. "We probably have enough to go with if someone wants to start with the bow."

"I could," Rory said tentatively. "Unless you want someone stronger or inherently better at this."

"Please," Walter urged. "Give it a try."

Rory carefully followed the directions, and within seconds, had created char dust on a leaf.

She blew on it, and it ignited into an ember. "Ohmygod, I did it."

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