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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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