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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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