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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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