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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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