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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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@,,@,@@,,, 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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