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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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