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