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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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&&&&&&&&&¨ ¨¨&&&&&&&&