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--,,,,,,,, the train tracks... themselves slowly ,,,,,,,,--
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,,,,,,,,,, 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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