¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ##¨#¨¨##¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨#¨¨#¨###¨
¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨#¨¨¨#¨##
#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨##
##¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨#¨
###¨¨¨¨#¨¨ 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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¨¨#¨¨#¨##¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
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