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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. @¨@@@@@¨¨¨
@¨@¨@¨@@@¨                                          @@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@
@@@@@@¨¨@@ 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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