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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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