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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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