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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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