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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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