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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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