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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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