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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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