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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.          ,,&,,,,,,&
&&,,&&&&&,                                          &,,,&&&&,,
,,,,,&&&,,     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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