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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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~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~
:~-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-~:
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