¨@¨¨@¨¨¨@@                                          @@¨@¨¨@¨¨¨
¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨                                          ¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨¨                                          ¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@¨
¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨                                          ¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨@
@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨                                          ¨¨¨¨@¨¨@¨¨
¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@ 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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