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£$†;»^,,,, crystal white plains... we trudge  along ,,,,^»;†$£
$†;»^,,,,,   the train tracks... themselves slowly  ,,,,,^»;†$
£$†;»^,,,, snowed  over, in the still  hours  since ,,,,^»;†$£
@£$†;»^,,,          the last supply train.          ,,,^»;†$£@
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##@£$†;»^,     bell-like sounds of the blinding     ,^»;†$£@##
#@£$†;»^,, ground.  rifles attached  to  our wrist, ,,^»;†$£@#
@£$†;»^,,, sharing  in  our  bloodstream. my husky, ,,,^»;†$£@
£$†;»^,,,,      my warm-coffee-in-cold-snow...      ,,,,^»;†$£
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£$†;»^,,,, the  first  five  shots  you  can  spend ,,,,^»;†$£
@£$†;»^,,, indiscriminately,  they hurt but deal no ,,,^»;†$£@
#@£$†;»^,, long time  damage to  the  shooter.  the ,,^»;†$£@#
##@£$†;»^, next five  you must  spend wisely,  they ,^»;†$£@##
#@£$†;»^,, will  take days to heal. the final  five ,,^»;†$£@#
@£$†;»^,,, you    must   not    spend    at    all. ,,,^»;†$£@
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£$†;»^,,,, in  the  blue-gray  fog...  something is ,,,,^»;†$£
@£$†;»^,,, burning  with  a  deep   crimson  flame, ,,,^»;†$£@
#@£$†;»^,,       untameable by water or wind.       ,,^»;†$£@#
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