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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... -,,,,,,,,,
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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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