A farmer went into the woods for firewood—but he found something chilling encased in ice.

After a moment, he made up his mind. Whatever this thing was, it didn’t belong out here in the middle of nowhere, abandoned to the elements. If nothing else, it was a mystery that needed solving—and perhaps one that might bring an answer worth sharing with others.

Henry fetched his sled, which wasn’t far from the clearing, and pulled it closer to the block of ice. Laying down a tarp to shield the sled from the ice’s sharp edges, Henry worked to tip the block onto its side.