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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. #¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨
#¨##¨¨#¨¨¨                                          ¨¨###¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨###¨¨#¨¨ 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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