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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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