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,,&&&&&&&& in  the  endless   winter  day,  on  the ,,,,,,,,,,
&,,&&&&&&& 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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,,,,&&,,&& weeks earlier, in the weak autumn  dawn, ,,,,,,&&&&
,&&,,,,,,& in  the  blue-gray  fog... something  is ,&&&&,,&&,
,,,,&&&&,, burning   with  a  deep  crimson  flame, ,,&&,,,,,,
&&&,,&&,,&       untameable by water or wind.       ,,,,,&&&&&
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