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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. -,,,,,,,,,
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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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