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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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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