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¨¨¨¨,«=%%& crystal white plains... we  trudge along &%%=«,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,«=%%& 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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