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¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨&                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
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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...      &&&¨¨&&¨¨&
&&&&¨¨¨¨¨&                                          &&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&&¨¨&&&¨¨ 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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