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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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