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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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