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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. @£#@*;~.,,
,,,.~;*@#£ £#@*;~.,,,
,,,,.~;*@# 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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