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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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