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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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