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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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