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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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