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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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