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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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