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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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¨&&&&&&&¨& ¨¨&&&&¨¨¨¨
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