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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, #%†††~~¨¨¨
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