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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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