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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. @,,,,@,@,@
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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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