,~~::::$## ##$::::~~,
,~~:%$@### ###@$%:~~,
,~~:%$@@@# #@@@$%:~~,
,,,,,,~~%@ @%~~,,,,,,
,,,~~:%%@# #@%%:~~,,,
,~~:%$@### IN THE ENDLESS WINTER DAY, ON THE ###@$%:~~,
,~~:%$#### CRYSTAL WHITE PLAINS... WE TRUDGE ALONG ####$%:~~,
,~~:%$@### THE TRAIN TRACKS... THEMSELVES SLOWLY ###@$%:~~,
,,,,~:$$@# SNOWED OVER, IN THE STILL HOURS SINCE #@$$:~,,,,
,~~:%$@### THE LAST SUPPLY TRAIN. ###@$%:~~,
,~~:%$@### ###@$%:~~,
,~~:%$@### BELL-LIKE SOUNDS OF THE BLINDING ###@$%:~~,
,~~:%$@### GROUND. RIFLES ATTACHED TO OUR WRIST, ###@$%:~~,
,~~:%$@### SHARING IN OUR BLOODSTREAM. MY HUSKY, ###@$%:~~,
,~~:%$@### MY WARM-COFFEE-IN-COLD-SNOW... ###@$%:~~,
,~~:%$@@@@ @@@@$%:~~,
,,,~::$@## THE FIRST FIVE SHOTS YOU CAN SPEND ##@$::~,,,
,,,,,~~%@# 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, @%::~~,,,,
,~~:%$@@@@ UNTAMEABLE BY WATER OR WIND. @@@@$%:~~,
,~~:%$@### ###@$%:~~,
,~~:%$@### ###@$%:~~,
,~~:%$@### ###@$%:~~,
,,,,~::$$@ @$$::~,,,,
,,,,,,~%@# #@%~,,,,,,