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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. ¨¨@¨¨¨@¨¨¨
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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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