,,^»^$&§@# #@§&$^»^,,
,,,^»^$&§@ @§&$^»^,,,
,,,,^»^$&§ §&$^»^,,,,
,,,,,^»^$& &$^»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»^$ $^»^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»^ in the endless winter day, on the ^»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»^$ 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... §&$^»^,,,,
,,,,,^»^$& &$^»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»^$ 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. @§&$^»^,,,
,,^»^$&§@# #@§&$^»^,,
,^»^$&§@## 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. §&$^»^,,,,
,,,,,^»^$& &$^»^,,,,,
,,,,,,^»^$ $^»^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^»^ ^»^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^»^$ $^»^,,,,,,
,,,,,^»^$& &$^»^,,,,,