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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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