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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. &..&&&&&&&
.&..&&.... ....&&&&&.
.......&&. bell-like sounds of the blinding &&&..&&&..
&&&&&&.... ground. rifles attached to our wrist, &&....&..&
&&&&&..&&. sharing in our bloodstream. my husky, &..&&.....
.&&&...... my warm-coffee-in-cold-snow... ......&&&.
..&..&&&&. &&&&&..&..
&.....&&.. 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. .&&....&&&
&&&&..&&&& ....&&..&&
&&&....&&& 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. ........&&
&&&&&&&&&& .&&&&&&..&
&&&&&&&&&& ..&&&&....
.&&&&&&&&& ...&&..&&.
..&&&&&&&& &&........
&..&&&&&&& ...&&&&&&&