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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. ¨@¨@¨@¨¨@¨
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¨@¨¨@¨@¨@@ 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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