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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. ¨¨¨¨@@¨@¨@
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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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