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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. ,,,,@,@,,,
,@,,,,,,,@                                          ,,,@@@@,,,
@@,,,,,,@, 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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