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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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,,,,~~\*%£ in the blue-gray fog... something is £%*\~~,,,,
,,,~~\*%££ burning with a deep crimson flame, ££%*\~~,,,
,,~~\*%££@ untameable by water or wind. @££%*\~~,,
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