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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. £§*^^~:,,,
,,:~^^*§£@ @£§*^^~:,,
,:~^^*§£@# 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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