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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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