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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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