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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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