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@@@,,@,@,,                                          ,@,@,@@,,,
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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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