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