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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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