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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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