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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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