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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.          @@¨¨¨¨@¨¨@
@¨¨@¨¨¨¨@@                                          ¨@@¨¨¨¨@¨¨
¨@¨¨@¨¨¨@¨     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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