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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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