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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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