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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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