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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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