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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. ^-,,,,,,,,
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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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