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"Wild Strawberry," he whispered, a spark of hope igniting. He carefully picked a handful of the tiny, sweet fruits. They weren't enough to fill him, but they kept the panic at bay.

He flipped to the section on mushrooms. His eyes darted from a cluster of pure white fungi growing on a decaying log to the detailed sketches in the book. The Complete Guide to Edible Wild Plants, Mushr...

"Destroying Angel," he read aloud, his voice shaking. "Highly toxic. Fatal." He shuddered and looked away from the deceptive, beautiful white caps. "Wild Strawberry," he whispered, a spark of hope igniting

The guide described the inner bark of the Lodgepole Pine as a survival food, rich in vitamins. Elias used a sharp stone to peel back a small section of the outer bark of a nearby fallen pine, scraping away the soft, cream-colored inner layer just as the book instructed. It was bitter and chewy, but it was fuel. He flipped to the section on mushrooms