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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. ¨¨##¨#¨¨¨¨
#####¨#¨#¨                                          #¨#¨###¨¨¨
#¨¨¨¨##### 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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