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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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¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨ ¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨