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¨¨.«^$&&¶@   the train tracks... themselves slowly  @¶&&$^«.¨¨
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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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