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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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