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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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