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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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