,,,:»»^†§§ §§†^»»:,,,
,:»^†&§§@# #@§§&†^»:,
,:»^†&§@## ##@§&†^»:,
,:»^†&&§§§ §§§&&†^»:,
,,,,,»†&@# #@&†»,,,,,
,:»^†&§@## 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. ##@§&†^»:,
,:»^†&§@## ##@§&†^»:,
,:»^†&§@## ##@§&†^»:,
,,,,,:»†&@ @&†»:,,,,,
,,,,»»^^†§ §†^^»»,,,,
,:»^†&§@## ##@§&†^»:,