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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨#                                          #¨###¨#¨¨#
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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...      ¨¨##¨¨¨##¨
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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. #¨#¨¨#¨#¨¨
¨#¨###¨###                                          ####¨####¨
¨###¨¨##¨¨ 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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