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,,,,,,,,^~ 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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