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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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