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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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