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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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