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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... .@..@....@
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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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