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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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