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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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