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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...      @,,@@,,@,@
,,@,,,@,@,                                          ,@,@,@,@@@
@,@@,,@@@@ 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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