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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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