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