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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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,,,,,,,,,~ ~,,,,,,,,,
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