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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. ¨&¨&¨&¨&¨&
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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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