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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...      @@¨¨¨@¨@¨@
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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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