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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...      ,,,,,,~/§%
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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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