The conflict in the paragraph is character versus
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the kids had been out on the pond all morning. there were
not enough hockey sticks to go around, so a game of broom
hockey had evolved. discarded ski caps served as goal
markers, and the kids skated back and forth on the
backyard "rink." the impromptu game stretched to fill the
entire morning of the canceled school day. marco was the
last to leave the ice, gathering neglected gear and a forgotten
puck. as he glided toward the bank, he heard a creak and a
pop. a crack began to snake its way across the surface, and
when marco was inches from the edge, one skate went
through the ice. luckily, the other skate glided to a stop in the
bank's frozen mud, giving marco just enough leverage to pull
his frosty skate out of the melting mess.
the answer is nature
period