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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.          ¨¨@@@¨¨@¨@
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@¨@¨@@¨¨¨@     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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