Sometimes winter gives us moments that are so serene that we want to savor them as long as we can — and then tuck them away for those times when the season's hectic pace gets the best of us. Dozens of readers responded to our request to capture "silent nights." Not all of the photos were taken at night, but all of them convey the essence of what we were looking for: peace.
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