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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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