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.