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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...      @¨@¨@@@¨¨@
@¨¨¨¨@@¨¨@                                          @@@@@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨¨¨@¨@¨@ 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.       ¨¨@@@@¨¨@@
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