&££%;,,... ...,,;%££&
&£;~~..... .....~~;£&
##¶&£%;~,. .,~;%£&¶##
##¶&£%;~,. .,~;%£&¶##
¶££££%;~,. .,~;%££££¶
#¶&&£%;~,. 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. .,~;%£&¶##
##¶&£%;~,. .,~;%£&¶##
##¶&£%;~,. .,~;%£&¶##
##¶&£%;~,. .,~;%£&¶##
###¶£%;~,. .,~;%£¶###
##¶&£%;~,. .,~;%£&¶##