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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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