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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... &&¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨
¨¨¨&&&¨¨&¨ ¨&&¨¨¨¨&¨¨
¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨ 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. &&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨& &&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨ &¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨ ¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨ ¨¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨