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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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