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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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