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%;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ crystal white plains... we trudge along ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~;%
;~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the train tracks... themselves slowly ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~;
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,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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. ¨,~;%*¤@##
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*%;~,¨¨¨¨¨ burning with a deep crimson flame, ¨¨¨¨¨,~;%*
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