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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. :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~                                          ~:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:~: 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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