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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. #¨¨####¨¨#
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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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