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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...      ,@@@@,,,,,
,,,,,,@@@@                                          ,,@@,,@@@,
@@@@@,,@@, 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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