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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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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