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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. ¨@¨¨@@¨¨@¨
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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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