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