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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. ..&.&&....
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