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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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