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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...      @@@¨¨@¨¨@¨
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¨@¨@¨@¨¨¨@ 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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