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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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