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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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