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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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,~»^$&#### ####&$^»~,
,,,»^^^^$& &$^^^^»,,,