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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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