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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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