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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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